Execution Staff Warned IV Site Might Have 'Blown' During Christa Pike's Execution Attempt
Her attorney said the execution team used about 10 needles and struggled with IV access before the state gave a second dose of pentobarbital.
- Attorney Randy Spivey filed a court document Thursday detailing how Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms before her attempted execution.
- Pike was being executed for the 1995 stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer, a crime she committed at age 18 with her boyfriend, making her one of the youngest women sentenced to death.
- The execution team went through about 10 needles across multiple IV sites on both arms, with staff warning that some veins had "blown" before pentobarbital was injected.
- Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital and was hospitalized on a ventilator for several days before regaining consciousness and ultimately returning to prison after discharge.
- This failed execution has prompted renewed scrutiny of how the Tennessee Department of Correction carries out death sentences, as state protocol remains unclear for survivors of multiple injections.
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New Filing Says Execution Staff Warned About Christa Pike's "Blown" IV Site Before Failed Execution Attempt
Less than a month ago, the state of Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike via lethal injection. Now, her lawyer, in a new court filing, says that the Tennessee execution team members knew the IV site was a no-go, gave the warning, but proceeded anyway. The execution attempt failed, landing Pike in the hospital and [...]
Execution staff warned IV site might have ‘blown’ during Christa Pike’s execution attempt – WTOP News
Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or “blown,” before she was injected with pentobarbital, her attorney wrote in a court document filed Thursday. The IV team went through about 10 needles...
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