How is the world talking about the failed execution of Christa Pike? Plus, the local news for October 12, 2026.
Nashvillager Podcast: What now?
Where does a failed execution put Tennessee in regards to the death penalty? Plus, the local news for October 8, 2026.
Christa Pike’s spiritual advisor on Buddhism, execution and the responsibility to respond
The upcoming execution of Christa Pike is getting more than the usual attention: she’s the first woman in more than 180 years to face the death penalty in Tennessee and she’s a practicing Buddhist, a focal point in her legal battles and how she will be put to death.
Nashvillager Podcast: Executing women
What makes the scheduled execution of Christa Pike so unusual? Plus, the local news for September 10, 2026.
NashVillager Podcast: The executioner’s hood, removed
How do we know the identity of the doctor in Tennessee’s botched execution? Plus, the local news for July 22, 2026.
WPLN discusses: Unanswered medical questions after execution of Byron Black
Byron Black’s legal team is still trying to figure out what caused the pain he displayed during his execution.
What to know about Tennessee’s scheduled execution of Byron Black
There are several unknowns about Byron Black’s scheduled execution — including about his developmental disability and the ongoing legal fight about his heart defibrillator implant.
Court order: Tennessee prisoner’s heart implant must be deprogrammed before his execution
A judge sided with Byron Black, the man scheduled for Tennessee’s next execution, and ordered the state to disable his heart implant before he undergoes a lethal injection.
A look at the status of US executions in 2025
Fifteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to death in eight states during the remainder of 2025. Glen Rogers is set to die by lethal injection in Florida on Thursday, followed by scheduled executions in Texas and Indiana on May 20 and Tennessee on May 22.
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