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Christa Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched Execution

Christa Pike, who was convicted of a 1995 murder, 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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