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Court decisions · on the rundown Friday, October 23, 2026

Court filing says IV team warned of blown veins in failed execution

Covered by 6 outlets over 61 hours. First reported by PBS at 00:35 UTC on October 23, 2026.

6 outlets

What happened?

  1. A person survived two doses of pentobarbital; state protocol provides for a second dose if the first does not result in death but, per the reports, does not spell out what to do after a second injection fails.

A machine summary written from the reports listed below; read them for the full account. How summaries are made and what is checked.

Who reported it, and when?

6 distinct reports run by 6 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
TimeReportRun by
Oct 23 00:35Report by PBS
  • PBS
Oct 23 13:47Report by New York Post
  • New York Post
Oct 23 16:07Report by FOX4KC.com
  • FOX4KC.com
Oct 23 18:47Report by Gray TV
  • Gray TV
Oct 23 23:00Report by WBBJ-TV
  • WBBJ-TV
Oct 25 14:00Report by MedPage Today
  • MedPage Today

The reports' titles are not shown here because they may name people in a sensitive matter; the links lead to each report.

Who was named?

  • Pentobarbital

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