Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say
Attorneys for Christa Pike report that she was left unconscious and on a ventilator following a failed execution attempt in Tennessee.
Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital in the hours after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday.
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