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Attorney says Christa Pike's execution was botched

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 23 October 2026, 22:16 UTC ·10 sec listen

Christa Pike survived an attempted execution at Nashville’s Riverbend Maximum Security Institution on September 30 after officials administered two doses of pentobarbital, her attorney says. The lawyer described the procedure as botched and raised concerns about Pike’s veins.

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