Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses say
Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Pike, who was sentenced to death for a 1995 murder. Pike's attorneys are challenging the sentence, while the state moves forward with the rare execution of a female inmate.
Witnesses say they heard Christa Gail Pike snoring after Tennessee officials administered drugs with the intent to execute her by lethal injection.
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