Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say
Frank Strada in Nashville, Tennessee, on 13 August. Photograph: Mark Humphrey/APView image in fullscreenFrank Strada in Nashville, Tennessee, on 13 August. Pike’s lawyers have called the process “cruel and torturous”, and one death penalty expert said it was the worst botched execution in modern history.Bill Lee, Tennessee’s Republican governor, has suspended executions in the state until the end of the year and ordered an independent inquiry.
- ▪Frank Strada in Nashville, Tennessee, on 13 August.
- ▪Photograph: Mark Humphrey/APView image in fullscreenFrank Strada in Nashville, Tennessee, on 13 August.
- ▪Pike’s lawyers have called the process “cruel and torturous”, and one death penalty expert said it was the worst botched execution in modern history.Bill Lee, Tennessee’s Republican governor, has suspended executions in the state until the
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Frank Strada in Nashville, Tennessee, on 13 August. Photograph: Mark Humphrey/APView image in fullscreenFrank Strada in Nashville, Tennessee, on 13 August. Photograph: Mark Humphrey/APTennesseePrison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers sayFrank Strada facing mounting questions after Pike survives injection with lethal drugs in TennesseeSam LevinSat 3 Oct 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 3 Oct 2026 06.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTennessee’s prison chief is under fire for the failed execution of Christa Pike, which lawyers say was the fifth “botched” execution under his leadership across two states since 2022.Frank Strada, the commissioner of the Tennessee department of correction, has faced mounting questions about the state’s highly…
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