Christa Pike: what we know so far about Tennessee woman’s failed execution
Pike, sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, has survived two lethal injections and was taken to a hospital after
TL;DR
- Christa Pike, sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, survived two lethal injections.
- She was taken to a hospital after the failed execution attempts.
- Pike was convicted of murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995 at the age of 18.
- Her execution would have been the first for a woman in Tennessee in over 200 years.
- Campaigners highlighted Pike's history of childhood abuse as a reason to remove her from death row.
- Tennessee's Governor Bill Lee denied Pike's clemency request and has ordered a review of the execution process.
- The state's lethal injection protocol uses pentobarbital.
- Possible reasons for the failure include outdated drugs or administration issues.
- Experts are calling for a re-evaluation of lethal injection procedures.