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Drugs in jars, bags of cash: Tennessee ignored warnings from Arizona’s botched executions

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By Chiara Eisner Verified, Tony Gonzalez Verified
| WPLN-FM (Nashville, TN) Verified
Retired federal Judge David Duncan at his home in Phoenix. His review of Arizona's botched executions found systemic problems in that state's protocols. Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR Tennessee hasn’t yet revealed exactly what went wrong when the state failed to kill Christa Pike on Sept. 30, despite staff injecting two lethal doses into her arm. Republican Gov.
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Drugs in jars, bags of cash: Tennessee ignored warnings from Arizona's botched executions

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By Chiara Eisner Verified
| Louisville Public Media Verified
Updated October 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM EDT Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR Tennessee hasn't yet revealed exactly what went wrong when the state failed to kill Christa Pike on Sept. 30, despite staff injecting two lethal doses into her arm. Republican Gov. Bill Lee has since paused all executions and called for an independent review of the state's lethal injection protocols, and Pike is still alive.
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Former Tennessee prisons chief also oversaw botched executions in Arizona

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By Chiara Eisner Verified, Michel Martin
| WUWM-FM (Milwaukee, WI) Verified
Before Tennessee's prisons chief stepped down in the aftermath of a horrific failed execution, he oversaw botched executions in Arizona. A review of protocols there spelled out serious issues.
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Former Tennessee prisons chief also oversaw botched executions in Arizona

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By Chiara Eisner Verified, Michel Martin
| Center Stage
Before Tennessee's prisons chief stepped down in the aftermath of a horrific failed execution, he oversaw botched executions in Arizona. A review of protocols there spelled out serious issues. Copyright 2026 NPR Chiara Eisner is an investigative correspondent on NPR's National Desk. Her reporting for NPR has led to congressional action and regulatory changes, and has been honored with multiple national awards. Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.
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Former Tennessee prisons chief also oversaw botched executions in Arizona

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By Chiara Eisner Verified, Michel Martin
| Connecticut Public Verified
SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.
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Former Tennessee prisons chief also oversaw botched executions in Arizona

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By Chiara Eisner Verified, Michel Martin
| KRPS-FM
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Former Tennessee prisons chief also oversaw botched executions in Arizona

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By Chiara Eisner Verified, Michel Martin
| NPR Verified
Former Tennessee prisons chief also oversaw botched executions in Arizona Before Tennessee's prisons chief stepped down in the aftermath of a horrific failed execution, he oversaw botched executions in Arizona. A review of protocols there spelled out serious issues. Before Tennessee's prisons chief stepped down in the aftermath of a horrific failed execution, he oversaw botched executions in Arizona. A review of protocols there spelled out serious issues.
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