Christa Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution
Summary
Christa Pike has been unconscious and on a ventilator for four days after a failed execution attempt in Tennessee with the drug pentobarbital. Her lawyers say her recovery is uncertain, and Tennessee officials are facing scrutiny over execution procedures.Key Facts
- Christa Pike was 18 when she tortured and killed a classmate in 1995 and was sentenced to death.
- On Wednesday night, Tennessee tried to execute her using lethal injection, but the drug did not kill her.
- Pike's arms were burned and blistered by the execution drugs.
- She has remained unconscious and is on life support at a hospital under guard.
- Lawyers say they do not know if she will recover and that medical decisions are made by someone holding her power of attorney.
- Tennessee delayed the execution for over eight hours while courts reviewed a claim about her childhood sexual abuse.
- This is the second failed execution in Tennessee this year; another was stopped due to problems with IV lines.
- Tennessee's prisons chief resigned after the failed execution, and the governor ordered an independent investigation of the state's execution system.
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