DAILYCALLER (Rebeka Zeljko) - Tennessee Halts Executions After Infamous Killer Survived Multiple Lethal Injections
Tennessee Halts Executions After Infamous Killer Survived Multiple Lethal Injections
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Tennessee Halts Executions After Infamous Killer Survived Multiple Lethal Injections
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. It was the state's first attempt to execute a woman in more than 200 years. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the rest of the year.
In May, officials called off the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, after failing to place an IV.
Tennessee has a competence problem on its hands.
Convicted murderer Christa Pike tonight survived an execution attempt by the State of Tennessee. The state attempted to execute her by lethal injection but the attempt failed. Get the latest on Christa Pike surviving a failed execution attempt in Tennessee in our live breaking news coverage. Christa Pike would have been the first woman to be put to death in Tennessee in over 200 years. She received the death penalty after being convicted of a 1995 murder. Tonight Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in Nashville, TN. But after two doses of a lethal injection drug she remained alive, and has been taken to a hospital for medical care. In this interactive live stream, host Steve Lookner brings you the latest breaking…