Witnesses detail horror of Tennessee woman’s botched execution: ‘None of it was normal’
Christa Pike entering a Knox county criminal court in Knoxville, Tennessee, on 4 December 2007. Photograph: J Miles Cary/ReutersView image in fullscreenChrista Pike entering a Knox county criminal court in Knoxville, Tennessee, on 4 December 2007. For their part, officials said they followed every step of the approved protocol.Tennessee woman on death row taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injectionsRead morePike was finally taken to the hospital after surviving the two attempts to execute her.
- ▪Christa Pike entering a Knox county criminal court in Knoxville, Tennessee, on 4 December 2007.
- ▪Photograph: J Miles Cary/ReutersView image in fullscreenChrista Pike entering a Knox county criminal court in Knoxville, Tennessee, on 4 December 2007.
- ▪For their part, officials said they followed every step of the approved protocol.Tennessee woman on death row taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injectionsRead morePike was finally taken to the hospital after surviving the two att
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Christa Pike entering a Knox county criminal court in Knoxville, Tennessee, on 4 December 2007. Photograph: J Miles Cary/ReutersView image in fullscreenChrista Pike entering a Knox county criminal court in Knoxville, Tennessee, on 4 December 2007. Photograph: J Miles Cary/ReutersTennesseeWitnesses detail horror of Tennessee woman’s botched execution: ‘None of it was normal’Witnesses in the chamber said Christa Pike was still breathing despite receiving injections intended to kill herAlba Asenjo DomínguezThu 1 Oct 2026 10.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWhen the prison warden asked Christa Pike if she had any last words, she said she was going to leave this world “with love” for those on her side and also the ones angry with her.What followed was the second botched execution in…
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