Days after receiving two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital, death row inmate Christa Pike remains alive. The estimated rate of botched lethal injections since 1976.
Crime and courts / United States
No-one has ever survived a lethal injection — Christa Pike may not either
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The USNo-one hasseenever survived aspike in executionslethal injection —how often are they botched?Christa Pike may not either
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- ABC News No-one has ever survived a lethal injection — Christa Pike may not either
- The West Australian Christa Pike: Gruesome image leaks after murderer’s botched execution
- The West Australian Christa Pike: Lawyer reveals the convicted murderer ‘may not recover’ following botched execution attempt
- 7NEWS Death row killer Christa Pike ‘may not fully recover’ after botched execution
- SBS News (World) Tennessee prison chief resigns following botched Christa Pike execution
- SBS News After surviving a lethal injection, could Christa Pike face execution again?
- SBS News (World) Tennessee governor says inmate's failed lethal injection a 'tragedy', halts executions
- Brisbane Times Tennessee’s prisons chief to resign after failed execution of Christa Pike
- ABC News Tennessee prisons chief resigns after failed Christa Pike execution
- 7NEWS Christa Pike: Tennessee’s prisons chief to resign after failed execution, governor says
- WAtoday State prisons boss steps down after botched execution
- The West Australian US state's prison chief resigns after botched execution
- 7NEWS Christa Pike: Tennessee execution survivor on ventilator, unconscious
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| Outlet | Niral Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Sentiment | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Newsas they published this story | 81.7 | 13 | 75 | -1.3 | 9.9 |
| 7NEWS | 81.9 | 6 | 66 | -1.4 | 18.8 |
| SBS News (World) | 93.7 | 2 | 58 | -1.2 | 36.7 |
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The same event elsewhere
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The West Australian
Christa Pike: Gruesome image leaks after murderer’s botched execution
summary only, not scored
7NEWS
Christa Pike: Gruesome image leaks after murderer’s botched execution
Niral 81.9 · mostly calm writing
political 0
SBS News
Tennessee prison chief resigns following botched Christa Pike execution
Niral 93.7 · calm writing
political 0
Brisbane Times
Tennessee’s prisons chief to resign after failed execution of Christa Pike
summary only, not scored
The Sydney Morning Herald
Tennessee’s prisons chief to resign after failed execution of Christa Pike
summary only, not scored
The Age
Tennessee’s prisons chief to resign after failed execution of Christa Pike
summary only, not scored
WAtoday
Tennessee’s prisons chief to resign after failed execution of Christa Pike
summary only, not scored