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Christa Pike remains unconscious days after failed execution attempt
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Summary
Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Nashville hospital days after surviving two doses of pentobarbital during her Wednesday execution attempt, her attorney Stephen Ferrell said Sunday. Doctors are still working to clear the lethal drug from her body, and her prognosis may not be known for several days, Ferrell said. Tennessee's Correction Commissioner Frank Strada resigned following the incident, and the governor ordered an independent review.
Left-leaning
- Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike, governor saysCNN · Oct 4, 1:21 AM
- Christa Pike still in critical condition after botched execution, lawyer saysWashington Post · Oct 4, 1:29 PM
Center
- Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer saysBBC News · Oct 4, 12:24 PM
- Christa Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee executionAssociated Press · Oct 4, 1:29 PM
Right-leaning
- Christa Pike remains unconcious, her lawyer says, after surviving botched Tennessee executionWashington Times · Oct 4, 10:15 AM
- Christa Pike’s prognosis unclear as doctors work to clear lethal drug, lawyer saysWashington Examiner · Oct 4, 1:30 PM