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Explained: Why didn't Christa Pike die despite two lethal injections? The first such case in 207 years

Christa Pike's execution in Tennessee was unsuccessful after she received two doses of pentobarbital. Despite being strapped to a gurney, she remained alive, eventually being hospitalised.

Explained: Why didn't Christa Pike die despite two lethal injections? The first such case in 207 years

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