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Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers say

Attorneys for Christa Pike say the death row inmate is still alive but in critical condition a day after the state's failed attempt to execute her for the 1995 murder of a woman. The state tried to execute Pike by lethal injection on Wednesday but neither the initial nor backup dose of pentobarbital killed her. Pike was still snoring when the execution…

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution· Oct 1, 9:11 PMChrista Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers say

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