On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center
2 things Robin Maher said, verbatim, on October 9, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“There is currently no regulation or precedent for an execution to be livestreamed on the internet or otherwise made widely available to the public,”
on Hegseth's claim that the public can watch the Fort Hood shooter's execution
USA Today Public will be able to watch Fort Hood shooter's execution, Hegseth says ›
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“Everyone has speculated that the drugs were administered to her but did not enter her bloodstream in sufficient amounts to kill her,”
on how Christa Pike survived two pentobarbital doses
Al Jazeera Christa Pike case underscores prevalence of botched executions in US ›
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