Christa Pike's attorneys: Botched execution was "torturous" and "predictable"
Summary
Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, survived a failed execution attempt by lethal injection. Her attorneys called the process "cruel" and "torturous" and asked the governor to reduce her sentence, while the governor paused all executions in the state to investigate what went wrong.Key Facts
- Christa Pike was on death row in Tennessee for a 1995 murder.
- Her execution took place on Wednesday night but failed after a long, painful attempt to start an IV line.
- Attorneys said the execution was cruel and torturous and predicted because of Pike’s medical condition.
- Pike was in critical condition and receiving medical care after the attempt.
- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee stopped all executions in the state and ordered an independent review.
- Pike was supposed to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years.
- The Supreme Court allowed the execution to proceed earlier that day.
- Attorneys said Pike cooperated during the procedure and wanted a quick, painless death.
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