Christa Pike Survives Two Lethal Injections in Tennessee Botched Execution

Christa Pike Survives Two Lethal Injections in Tennessee Botched Execution

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital during a botched execution attempt on Wednesday, leaving her in critical condition at a Nashville hospital. Governor Bill Lee has suspended all executions in the state and ordered an independent review, as calls grow for a US death penalty moratorium.

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