How Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute
The execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee was halted after the lethal injection process failed to result in death, with Pike remaining conscious and responsive during the attempt.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed. But after two injections, she kept breathing. She made snoring sounds, she talked, she said her arm was hurting. Pike, sentenced to die for torturing and killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995, said as her scheduled lethal injection began that she was at peace....
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