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Christa Pike discharged from the hospital and back in prison
Pike's attorneys say she is grateful for the care of first responders and her medical team. (Image credit: Tennessee Department of Correction).
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Calls Show How Confusion Delayed Emergency Response for Christa Pike
The first 911 call from inside the prison was made at 8:40 p.m. It took about 30 minutes to verify its authenticity.
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Christa Pike is ‘Angry and Confused’ After Failed Execution
Death row inmate Christa Pike’s attorneys are shedding new light on her ongoing health struggles following the failed execution. “She has pneumonia. She is not able to swallow yet, so she has not eaten,” her attorney said, adding about her mental state, “She is angry and confused about everything right now.” Meanwhile,.
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Inmate 'angry and confused' after botched execution
Attorneys for the death row inmate at the center of that failed execution in Tennessee revealed why they were shocked when Christa Pike woke-up and began talking. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist has more.
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Tennessee Commissioner Resigns After Failed Execution of Christa Pike
Frank Strada, who oversaw the process that left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, quit as an independent review began.
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Tennessee Prison Chief Was Hired Despite a Trail of Troubled Executions
The failed execution of Christa Pike has prompted new scrutiny of Frank Strada, who resigned as the state’s top prison official on Saturday, and his past role overseeing executions in Arizona.
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Tennessee's attempt to execute Christa Pike using lethal injection fails, emergency motion says
Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Pike, according to an emergency motion filed by her attorneys and media witness reports.
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Tennessee woman ‘snoring’ and still alive as execution halted, witnesses say
Christa Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring 40 minutes after lethal doses administered, witnesses said Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Pike, media witnesses said Wednesday, despite her being administered two doses of a lethal injection drug. In a press conf.
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