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Execution survivor discharged to prison
Christa Pike, the first person to survive lethal injection during an execution, has left hospital and returned to the women's prison where she was held for 30 years.
Fortune · 1m

Woman survives botched execution in Tennessee
Christa Pike was released from hospital more than a week after lethal injection failed to kill her, becoming the first person reported to survive after receiving execution medications.
ABC News · 1m
Christa Pike's Failed Execution
Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution, remains angry and confused after waking in hospital.
Dw · 1m

Christa Pike awake after botched execution
Christa Pike, 50, wakes after failed lethal injection, faces possible second execution.
LADbible · 1m

Christa Pike survives failed execution
US death row inmate Christa Pike conscious after failed lethal injection.
BBC News · 1m
Tennessee prisons chief resigns after failed execution
Frank Strada steps down after Christa Pike's botched lethal injection left her on life support, prompting an independent review and execution halt.
Abc · 2m

Tennessee governor denies clemency for Christa Pike
Governor Bill Lee has rejected a death row inmate's clemency plea, clearing the way for her execution by lethal injection on Wednesday.
BBC News · 1m

Tennessee set to execute woman for first time in 200 years
Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 1995 killing committed when she was 18, reigniting debate over juvenile executions.
NPR · 2m
Tennessee prison chief resigns after failed execution
Tennessee prison chief steps down after lethal injection attempt on death row inmate fails.
The Straits Times · 1m

Tennessee execution survives lethal injection, state orders review
Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital in what experts call the worst botched execution in the modern era, prompting an investigation and calls for abolition.
TIME · 3m

Christa Pike Survives Failed Execution
Christa Pike survived Tennessee's lethal injection attempt, becoming the latest person to endure a failed execution.
The Conversation · 1m

Christa Pike Survived Execution
Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike raises spiritual and legal questions after 31 years.
Dallas Express · 1m