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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Oct 1, 9:48 PM
Not just botched: A failed execution
The state's attempt to execute Christa Pike marked just the 10th time since 1900 that an execution has failed in the United States.
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Not just botched: A failed execution
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) and WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened The state's attempt to execute Christa Pike marked just the 10th time since 1900 that an execution has failed in the United States.
The headline split WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "Not just botched: A failed execution". WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) frames it as "TN anti-death penalty group calls Pike's failed execution 'predictable'".
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WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis)News report · Oct 1, 9:21 PM
TN anti-death penalty group calls Pike's failed execution 'predictable'
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Wednesday's failed attempt by the state of Tennessee to execute convicted murderer Christa Pike has outraged anti-death penalty groups, calling the "botched" execution a r...
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Oct 1, 9:21 PM: WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) joined the source map.
Oct 1, 9:48 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.
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