10/4/2026
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Blackburn calls on Tennessee to ā€˜bring backā€™ electric chair after botched Christa Pike execution

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Blackburn calls on Tennessee to ā€˜bring backā€™ electric chair after botched Christa Pike execution
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Thursday called on Tennessee to reintroduce the electric chair for executions after death-row prisoner Christa Pike survived two lethal injections the day before.Ā  Blackburn, who is the GOP nominee in the Volunteer Stateā€™s gubernatorial race, called the botched execution ā€œtragicā€ and said it prolonged the grief process for victims inā€¦
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