How Christa Pike could still face execution again after botched attempts: experts
Christa Pike killed a fellow student in 1995 and has been on death row for over 30 years. Tennessee scheduled her execution, making her the first woman the state planned to execute in more than 200 years. During the execution attempt, officials administered lethal injection drugs but Pike survived, making her the first person in the modern death penalty era to survive lethal injection. Tennessee's governor halted further executions while the state reviews its lethal injection process, and questions have emerged about what legal options exist if execution attempts fail.
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6 developments- Sep 26Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too
- Sep 28Tennessee’s only woman on death row, 1st to be executed in 200 years, refuses last meal
- Sep 30Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
- Oct 1Tennessee Reviews Lethal Injection Process After Botched Execution
- Oct 3Pike's botched execution renews death penalty scrutiny
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