01-10-2026 17:40 via yahoo.com

Tennessee halts executions after Christa Pike survives 2 lethal injections; her condition is unknown

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee paused executions in the state after an inmate survived two doses of lethal injection drugs on Wednesday.Christa Pike, 50, remained alive and snoring loudly after being given two doses of pentobarbital, her attorneys and other witnesses said. She was subsequently taken to a hospital. Her health status remained unknown as of Thursday, Gov. Lee said.Gov. Lee has ordered "a comprehensive, third-party review to determine exactly what occurred" and said that another scheduled
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