Execution staff warned IV site might have ‘blown’ during Christa Pike’s execution attempt
Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed in Tennessee by lethal injection. Execution staff attempted multiple times to establish intravenous lines in her arms but were unsuccessful. Staff members warned that some of her veins may have ruptured during these attempts before she was ultimately injected with pentobarbital. Her attorney documented these concerns in a court filing.
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Execution staff failed to establish IV site during Christa Pike’s execution attempt, attorney says
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