Three weeks after Christa Pike survived her failed execution, her attorney claimed that Tennessee execution team members suspected that the IV site might have “blown” before she was injected with the lethal drug. Attorney Randy Spivey wrote in a document filed on Thursday, October 22, that the IV team went through about 10 needles and tried several IV sites on both of Pike’s arms, according to the Associated Press. The team also allegedly struggled to push saline through the last IV site that they established. Following the failed execution on September 30, Pike, 50, was ho...
Christa Pike's IV Site May Have 'Blown' Before Botched Execution, Attorney Says
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Oct 23, 2026 • 1 hour ago
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