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Q&A: ‘The Shack’ Author Wm. Paul Young on Christa Pike’s Botched Execution

October 13, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 30, Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville made headlines for the horrific botched execution of Christa Pike. It was not the first botched execution at Riverbend: In May, the state’s attempt to execute Tony Carruthers failed, causing Gov. Bill Lee to offer him a one-year reprieve. Wm. Paul Young—author of the best-selling novel Read more...

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