Tennessee unable to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection, witnesses say
Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts considered a last-minute appeal.
TL;DR
- Tennessee officials were unable to execute Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday.
- The execution was halted for hours due to a last-minute appeal.
- Courts were considering the appeal, preventing the lethal injection.
- Media witnesses reported the proceedings.