A Failed Execution and the Future of the Death Penalty

一次失败的执行与死刑的未来

The Daily

2026-10-08

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Christa Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection drug last week during a botched execution in Tennessee. Pamela Colloff, who writes for The New York Times Magazine, discusses the waning public support for the death penalty and why despite it some states are doubling down. Guest: Pamela Colloff, a reporter at ProPublica and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. Background reading:  Pamela Colloff, a reporter at ProPublica and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine.Photo: George Walker IV/Associated Press For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • Last week, a Tennessee woman named Krista Pike was set to be executed by lethal injection.

  • In the days leading up to her planned execution,

  • Pike told my colleague Emily Cochran about her fears of the state's ability to kill her without complication.

  • In the end, Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection

  • drug and regained consciousness in a Nashville hospital where her condition remained severe.

  • And on top of that, this was Tennessee's second botched execution in just a few months.

  • And has led the governor to pause executions for the remainder of the year.

  • Today, Pamela Koloff talks about the waning public support for the death penalty and why,

  • despite it, some states are still doubling down.

  • It's Thursday, October 8th.

  • Pam Koloff, welcome to The Daily.

  • Thank you so much for having me.

  • So, Pam, I think a lot of people have been really stunned by the Krista Pike case.