Botched execution of Christa Pike won’t end the death penalty. Here’s what might.

Botched executions rarely change Americans’ minds about capital punishment. But Pike’s story could help expose the deeper failures of the system.

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Botched execution of Christa Pike won’t end the death penalty. Here’s what might.

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