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Jared Downing

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jared Downing

    The bloody history of botched executions — including cop-killer whose head exploded — after Christa Pike survived (opens the original)

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    Christa Pike became the first death row inmate to survive a lethal injection, but she was merely the latest in a long, gruesome history of botched executions — from a cop-killer’s head bursting into flames to executioners drunk on the job. Roughly 3% of all US executions in the century between 1890 and 2010 were botched, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The highest number — at 85 — was for bungled hangings, including the 1901 hanging of outlaw Tom “Black Jack” Ketchum, whose he

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jared Downing

    Christa Pike had all-female execution team she requests before botched execution, lawyer reveals (opens the original)

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    Christa Pike appeared to have an all-female execution staff — a request that was meant to be her dying wish, her attorneys revealed on Thursday. “What I saw was consistent with that,” Randy Spivey said in response to a question about whether the execution team was composed of just women. Follow live updates on murderer Christa Pike, the first death row inmate in history to survive lethal injection The 50-year-old convicted torture killer had requested only women attend to her in the death chambe

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jared Downing

    Suspected overdose reported miles from Ole Miss after 22-year-old had ‘synthetic kratom products’ in possession (opens the original)

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    Another suspected overdose was reported Thursday in Oxford, Mississippi – the same college town where two University of Mississippi students were recently found dead on the same day. The 22-year-old victim, who is not a student and survived the early morning ordeal, had “synthetic kratom products” in their possession, police said. “This incident is not connected to the recent death investigations ongoing in our community,” Oxford Police Department said in a statement, adding that it was “not stu

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Jared Downing

    Data shows childless adults spend more on toys than familes with kids — and an expert explains why (opens the original)

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    Today’s toy buyers are kids — at heart.Childless adults are beating out parents with kids as the top toy-buying demographic this year, according to data from Circana.Pokémon, Barbie, LEGO and Marvel super heroes are the top-selling brands, raking in billions from parents with kids — but even more from child-free consumers, who bought more than half of all toys sold in the first half of 2026.“Today, the adult collector dominates the market. … Thats going to be a thread that we follow further in t

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Jared Downing

    Nancy Guthrie investigators make ruling on new possible ransom note as case nears its 8th month (opens the original)

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    A new ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie case has been determined to be is believed to be fake, Arizona authorities announced Tuesday. “After further review, investigators determined the text message is not credible,” The Pima County Sheriff’s Department posted to X one day after announcing it had received a “new, possible ransom note.” The sheriff’s department didn’t reveal when the latest note was sent, who it was addressed to or its contents. The apparently phony lead came as authorities are de

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