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Tennessee Catholic bishops join call for clemency for inmate who survived execution attempt

Tennessee Catholic bishops join call for clemency for inmate who survived execution attempt

Friday, October 2, 2026
After Tennessee officials failed in their Sept. 30 attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder, the state's Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the rest of the year pending an investigation. The post Tennessee Catholic bishops join call for clemency for inmate who survived execution attempt first appeared on OSV News.