How did US inmate Christa Pike survive two 'lethal' injections?

1 Oct 2026 · 3:57

Episode How did US inmate Christa Pike survive two 'lethal' injections?

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Christa Pike, who has spent more than three decades on death row in Tennessee, survived two doses of what was supposed to be a lethal injection and was taken to hospital.

A court-ordered pause was lifted by the US Supreme Court before the attempt, and the state's governor has halted executions for the rest of the year and ordered a review.

So how can an attempted execution go so wrong?

Be aware that this story includes disturbing details of a crime and how the death penalty is administered.

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