A Failed Execution and the Future of the Death Penalty
The episode examines the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee, using it as a lens to explore the broader decline in public support for the death penalty in the U.S., despite some states like Florida doubling down. It reveals how lethal injection—once seen as humane—is now failin
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