Christa Pike Discharged From Hospital After Botched Execution, Returns to Nashville Prison
Christa Pike has been discharged from a Nashville hospital and returned to the state’s women’s prison, 10 days after a botched lethal injection attempt, as her attorneys seek clemency from Gov. Bill Lee.
Prosecutors Drop Death Penalty Bid Against Douglas Carter After DNA Excludes Him in 1985 Provo Murder
Utah County prosecutors have dropped their bid for the death penalty against Douglas Carter, a Provo man convicted in the 1985 killing of Eva Olesen, after new DNA testing excluded him as a match to evidence from the crime scene.
Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case Says Not-Guilty Vote Aimed to Send a Message
A juror in the Lindsay Clancy case says the panel’s near-unanimous vote to acquit was intended to send a message about how similar cases should be handled in the future, resulting in a hung jury after 11 of 12 jurors favored acquittal.