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What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and how did she survive?

BBC World News·October 7, 2026·1 min read
What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and how did she survive?

Convicted killer Christa Pike, who murdered Colleen Slemmer, is awake and speaking in a Tennessee hospital after a failed execution attempt. The botched procedure has raised concerns about the state's execution protocols, as Pike survived the attempt, prompting scrutiny of lethal injection methods and their reliability in carrying out capital punishment.

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