Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, has returned to prison after a failed execution attempt. The September 30 incident resulted in her needing medical care after the lethal injection process failed. Governor Bill Lee has ordered a review of the state’s execution procedures following this incident. Pike had been sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer. Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, has returned to prison after a failed execution attempt. The September 30 incident resulted in her needing medical care after the lethal injection process failed. Governor Bill Lee has ordered a review of the state’s execution procedures following this incident. Pike had been sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer.
Trending
- Strong pushback as US downgrades Hong Kong to tier-3 in human trafficking: ‘Double standard’
- Utah couple cycles 3,634 miles across America, raises $23,000 for charities
- Lake Tahoe ranch once listed for $188m now prepares separate $43m mansion sale
- ‘Amitabh Bachchan is hero for us, but he’s allowed to be human’: Abhishek on his father
- Police recover arms, ammunition from north Kashmir forests
- California flying saucer house built in 1969 lists for nearly $1.5 million
- Florida cybersecurity owner accused of secretly paying hackers over $8 million
- US death row inmate Christa Pike back in prison from hospital after failed execution