Tennessee unable to carry out execution of Christa Pike, witnesses say
Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday, media witnesses said.
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Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday, media witnesses said.

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Attorneys for Christa Pike have filed an emergency motion to halt her execution after they say she is “still alive" after receiving her lethal injection. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Attorneys for Christa Pike have filed an emergency motion to halt her execution after they say she i...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death for a 1995 murder Wednesday, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts considered a last-minute appeal of what would have been the state’s first executi...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/ WVLT ) - Christa Gail Pike is still alive after being administered a lethal injection, according to Luke Ihnen, an assistant federal defender on her defense team. Ihnen confirmed Pike had received two syringes of a lethal drug, Ihnen said, adding the team ...
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Update 9:30 p.m.: An emergency filing from Christa Pikes attorneys says she has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat after executioners had injected lethal injection chemicals. Media witnesses said she was still clearly very alive when they were asked to leave the wit...
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Witnesses said a second dose of pentobarbital were used after the first dose did not kill Pike. The second dose did not kill her either. She was still alive when witnesses left the room....
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