# Christa Pike Unconscious After Failed Execution

> Tennessee's Christa Pike remains unconscious after botched execution attempt.
- Title: Christa Pike Unconscious After Failed Execution · Dw
- Summary: Tennessee's Christa Pike remains unconscious after botched execution attempt. Christa Pike, 50, survived lethal injection attempt in Tennessee, becoming…
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## Christa Pike's Death Row Status
Christa Pike has been on death row since her 1996 conviction for Colleen Slemmer's murder.
## Unconscious After Failed Execution
Pike was unconscious on a ventilator in Nashville hospital hours after her bungled execution attempt.
## Botched Injection Details
Pike's attorneys claim IV line issues caused pentobarbital to enter her body instead of bloodstream.
## Execution Team's Failure
The execution team did not realize IV lines were incorrectly placed or veins had blown during the attempt.
## Second Dose Administered
Attorneys stated they administered a second dose of pentobarbital after failing to correct the IV issue.
## First Person to Survive
Pike is believed to be the first person to survive modern lethal injection execution drugs.
## Key takeaway

Christa Pike, 50, survived lethal injection attempt in Tennessee, becoming first person to survive modern execution drugs.