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Failed Executions Before Christa Pike
Seven inmates survived botched executions in recent decades, including Christa Pike.
In brief
Seven inmates survived botched executions in recent decades, including Christa Pike. Seven U.S. inmates survived failed lethal injections, with Christa Pike being the only one who received drugs before the process halted. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Christa Pike's failed execution
Christa Pike, 50, regained consciousness after Tennessee administered two doses of pentobarbital.
Tennessee review ordered
Outgoing Republican Gov. Bill Lee ordered a review into the failed execution after Pike regained consciousness.
Pike's crime history
Pike was sentenced to die for torturing and killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
Eight inmates survived
Pike is one of at least eight U.S. inmates who survived failed executions due to lethal injection problems.
Ohio's failed execution
Ohio halted Romell Broom's execution in 2009 after technicians couldn't find a vein, leading to 18 needle sticks.
Alabama's failed executions
Alabama failed to execute Doyle Lee Hamm and Alan Eugene Miller due to vein issues, with Miller later executed using nitrogen gas.
Idaho's failed execution
Idaho halted Thomas Eugene Creech's execution after medical teams repeatedly failed to find a vein for lethal injection.
Pike's second failed attempt
Tennessee officials called off Tony Carruthers' execution in May after failed IV line attempts, leaving him alive on death row.
The headline
Seven U.S. inmates survived failed lethal injections, with Christa Pike being the only one who received drugs before the process halted.
