Execution team alerts IV site issues during Pike's execution
Tennessee authorities attempted to execute Christa Pike but failed to establish proper IV lines before her attempted execution, with reports of vein ruptures. Pike, who was convicted of a 1995 stabbing death, survived two doses of pentobarbital and was hospitalized, raising questions about the state's execution procedures. The incident has renewed scrutiny over Tennessee's death penalty practices.
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