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Tennessee politician says failed execution talk should center on victim

Original: Focus of failed execution should be on Colleen Slemmer, who was tortured and murdered, not Christa Pike, TN politician says

A Tennessee politician said attention after the failed execution of Christa Pike, convicted of torturing and murdering University of Tennessee student Colleen Slemmer in 1995, should focus on the victim rather than the killer. Pike received a death sentence for the 1995 killing, and the botched execution has reignited debate over capital punishment in the state.

Why now: A botched execution has renewed public debate over the death penalty and the case's victims

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• Focus of failed execution should be on Colleen Slemmer, who was tortured and murdered, not Christa Pike, TN politician says · WSMV

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