The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Vladimir Putin insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and merely responding to statements by Western leaders.

Pike had been on death row since she was convicted in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

Lawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis.