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Doctor Who Botched Christa Pike's Execution Claims He's 'Not Incompetent'

Published: 10/31/2026
Dr. Mark Fowler -- who oversaw Christa Pike's botched execution and a previous failed attempt to put another inmate to death -- is speaking out about both controversial procedures. In a candid interview with Intelligencer ... Fowler said of his work ... "I'm not an evil, vicious person. I'm not…
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Christa Pike Awake and Talking After Botched Tennessee Execution

Published: 10/06/2026
Christa Pike is awake and talking after surviving Tennessee's botched attempt to execute her last week ... her attorneys told TMZ Tuesday. Pike remains hospitalized in Nashville, where her lawyers say she's still receiving critical care after suffering severe damage to her arms. Despite the…
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Christa Pike Raised Serious Concern About Doctor Weeks Before Failed Execution

Published: 10/02/2026
Christa Pike raised serious concerns about the doctor who was assigned to give her a lethal injection, asking tough questions weeks before he botched her execution ... TMZ has learned. TMZ obtained court docs filed by Christa in August … a short time before her scheduled execution on September…
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Christa Pike's Lawyers Call for Death Sentence to Be Commuted After Failed Execution

Published: 10/01/2026
Christa Pike's attorneys are calling on Tennessee to commute her death sentence after her failed execution ... saying Pike was actually helping the execution team try to place her IV lines. Randy Spivey and Stephen Ferrell both urged the state to take another execution attempt off the table…
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Christa Pike: Doctor Who Oversaw Failed Execution Botched Prior Lethal Injection

Published: 10/01/2026
The doctor who oversaw Christa Pike's failed execution in Tennessee also presided over another botched attempt back in May ... making him 0-for-2. Dr. Mark Fowler -- who oversaw the administration of 2 lethal injections to Pike -- supervised the called-off execution of Tony Carruthers on May 21.…
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