Attorneys warned of 'blown' veins prior to botched execution, court filings say
New details about Christa Pike's botched execution have been revealed in filings from her legal team.
Summary by The Nashville Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Erin McCullough, as published by WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate) · · 1 min read
New details about Christa Pike's botched execution have been revealed in filings from her legal team.

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HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) — Three people found shot to death inside an Oregon home on Tuesday have been identified, along with the person who police say is responsible. According to Happy Valley police, 78-year-old Patricia Lynn Campbell, 47-year-old Katie Lynn Kinder...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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TUCSON, Ariz. ( KOLD /Gray News) - A man wanted in the killing of his dentist in Mexico died in a shootout with police two days later, authorities said. The attorney general’s office in Nogales, Sonora, said Ernest N., 30, an American citizen, was wanted in the death of dentist A...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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Mortgage rates fell this week for the first time since late August, easing some of the pressure on prospective homebuyers facing higher borrowing costs on home loans. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 7.32% from 7.40% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said ...
NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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What This Story Is About Neighbors in East Nashville’s Rosebank area discovered trail cameras and bait piles in woods near their homes after a man received a property owner’s permission to hunt deer there without notifying other residents. Why It Matters The discovery has raised ...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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Kentucky is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in at least 16 years, with nearly 200 cases reported statewide a dramatic increase from the 13 cases recorded last year. State health leaders said the outbreak began in Christian County after a group of people attended a gathe...
NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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What This Story Is About Some Tennessee voters say they touched one candidate’s name on a voting machine but saw a different name selected. State election officials say unintended touches can cause that to happen. Why It Matters Other voters in Spring Hill and Nolensville reporte...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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What This Story Is About The Metro Nashville Police Department is working to identify a man accused of robbing a Subway at gunpoint last weekend. What Happens Next “Anyone who recognizes him from the attached surveillance photos is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Ca...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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Security at Opry Mills has reported patrons leaving the shopping center to find their cars missing, only to later discover they've been towed.
WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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One healthcare security expert told News 2 escapes from hospitals are uncommon but not unheard of.
WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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SENATOBIA, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - The family of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley is pushing to have the Department of Justice open an investigation into his death . Kohen was shot and killed by a Senatobia police officer back on June 14 at the Senatobia Walmart parking lot. Earlier this...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pikes arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or blown, before she was injected with pentobarbital, her attorney wrote in a court docum...
NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate) · Oct 22, 2026

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An East Tennessee murder investigation that began in January has led to the arrest of a second man, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.
FOX 17 WZTV Nashville (local news) · Oct 22, 2026