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Erik Ortiz

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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Sep 17, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Erik Ortiz

    ‘It was a mess’: Tennessee fails to execute woman after 2 lethal injections (opens the original)

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    Tennessee failed to execute the lone woman on its death row as planned Wednesday, after injecting her with a lethal drug, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death. Attorneys for Christa Pike said Wednesday night that she was being treated at a hospital, but they did not know her condition. A spokesperson for the Department of Correction did not answer an emailed question whether she was alive but said she was “transported to an off-site

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Erik Ortiz

    Alabama set to execute Jeffery Lee by lethal injection after nitrogen execution is blocked (opens the original)

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    A rare move by the Supreme Court prevented Alabama from executing prisoner Jeffery Lee with nitrogen gas in June. But if Lee believed the surprise ruling would afford him a reprieve from the execution chamber, he was wrong. Alabama intends to put him to death Thursday evening by lethal injection, setting up a legal challenge because he didn’t choose such a method and the state initially agreed not to use it. Barring another last-minute court intervention, Lee, 49, is scheduled to be executed for

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