Dispatcher initially dismissed Christa Pike 911 call as prank, audio shows

Newly released 911 audio shows a dispatcher told callers at 9:03 p.m. on September 30 the report of a medical emergency at Riverbend prison was a false call, after Tennessee's attempted execution of Christa Pike failed. The first call came at 8:40 p.m.; responders were held at the gate because officials had not given entry codes, and it took about 30 minutes for officials to confirm the emergency was real. Two doses of pentobarbital failed to kill Pike, who was hospitalized and later returned to prison.