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Failed 'torturous' execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate
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What happenedThe botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike – who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday – has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Failed 'torturous' execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate". The right frames it as "Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived...".
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CenterFailed 'torturous' execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate
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Right / center-rightMom of Christa Pike’s victim rages over botched execution as she reveals daughter’s heartbreaking final phone call
Failed 'torturous' execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate
The botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike – who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday – has reignited furious debate about the death penalty...
Mom of Christa Pike’s victim rages over botched execution as she reveals daughter’s heartbreaking final phone call
THE grief-stricken mom of Christa Pike's victim has issued a furious response to the death row killer's botched execution. Pike, 50, has been on death row for the brutal 1995 murder of clas...
Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived...
A woman on death row in the US state of Tennessee remained alive after authorities administered two doses of lethal injection drugs in a failed execution on...
