A botched execution occurred when Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt. This incident is not an isolated event, as several other inmates have also survived execution attempts in recent decades.

There have been at least 7 other instances where inmates survived due to issues in the death chamber. These problems led to the failure of carrying out the lethal injection as intended.

Further information on these incidents can be found through additional reporting, which provides more details on the circumstances surrounding these events.