PoliticsChrista Pike Survives Botched Execution in Tennessee
Christa Pike, on death row for a 1995 murder, survived a lethal injection execution in Tennessee. Despite receiving two syringes of pentobarbital, she remained conscious with a heartbeat and audible snoring. Her execution was briefly halted by a federal court due to her lawyers citing childhood sexual abuse, but the Supreme Court overturned this. Media reported Pike appeared awake and showed signs of agonal breathing during the procedure.
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