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Christa Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched Execution

Convicted of a 1995 murder, Ms. Pike released her first statement since the failed attempt to execute her last month.

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It took about 30 minutes to verify the authenticity of the call for an ambulance from the prison. Christa Pike was in a private Nashville hospital for more than a week.
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Court Rejects Erin Patterson’s Appeal in Mushroom Murders Case

Judges took away the possibility of parole for an Australian woman, Erin Patterson, and rejected a bid to overturn her conviction over deadly beef Wellington lunch.

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Erin Patterson leaving the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, in 2025.
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The New DNA Technology That Linked Ted Bundy to a 52-Year-Old Cold Case

Software known as STRmix was instrumental in identifying Mr. Bundy’s DNA in a decades-old sample.

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Ted Bundy, one of the nation’s most prolific and notorious spree killers, on trial for murder in a Miami courtroom in 1979.
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Alex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation

The parents of the Minneapolis nurse who was fatally shot by federal agents in January said on Tuesday that the government had ignored and misled them.

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Steven Schleicher, a lawyer for Michael and Susan Pretti, Alex Pretti’s parents, appeared with them at a news conference in Minneapolis.
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Marci Webber Killed Her Child. When Should the Mental Hospital Free Her?

Marci Webber was institutionalized after being acquitted by reason of insanity for killing her 4-year-old daughter. For years she has said she is cured and should be freed.
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Israel Cracks Down in West Bank City After Deadly Attack

Hundreds of Palestinian families fled their homes as the Israeli military raided Hebron. The operation came a day after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers.

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An Israeli soldier at the northern checkpoint in Hebron, in the West Bank, on Saturday.
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