DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCRG /Gray News) - Thanks to a rerun of “America’s Most Wanted,” police in Iowa have made an arrest in a deadly hit-and-run cold case from nearly 30 years ago. The Des Moines Police Department announced a breakthrough Tuesday related to the case of 64-year-old Leslie Ruby, who...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execut...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining exec...
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An appeals court stayed Pike's execution Wednesday morning, but the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated it; the failed lethal injection is the TDOC’s second this year...
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What This Story Is About Gov. Bill Lee said he has ordered for a “comprehensive, third-party review” to determine what happened during Christa Pike’s attempted execution. Why It Matters On Wednesday night, Pike received two syringes of a lethal drug and was “still alive and snori...
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According to a criminal complaint, Phillips pulled over Emonnie Branch Monday just after 1 p.m., after he was driving with expired temporary tags. Dash camera footage showed Phillips reportedly approach the passenger side of the car before two shots rang out....
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The attempt came hours after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily stopped Pike’s scheduled execution Wednesday morning. The court wanted time to consider a new filing from Pike’s lawyers, who argued that her history of childhood sexual abuse had not been properly consid...
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What This Story Is About Witnesses to the failed execution of Christa Gail Pike say TDOC staff had multiple times closed a curtain over the viewing window that was supposed to grant them sight into the room where Pike was being put to death. Why It Matters The news of what happen...
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What This Story Is About Christa Gail Pike is still alive after being administered a lethal injection, according to Luke Ihnen, an assistant federal defender on her defense team. Why It Matters It marks the latest update in a complicated process surrounding the “Jobs Corps Murder...
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What This Story Is About A missing man with dementia was found safe after going missing from Clarksville. Why It Matters Harry Steve Bratton Sr., 74, has dementia. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - UPDATE: Harry Steven Bratton Sr. was found safe in Chattanooga, Tennessee Clarksville po...
