How did Christa Pike survive execution - and what next? | BBC News
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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has been taken to hospital after an attempt to execute her by two lethal injections failed, her lawyer said. Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. So - what happens when an execution fails? In this video... 0:00 Intro 00:55 What happened? 02:18 What was it like in the execution chamber? 03:28 How did she survive? 05:18 Why was Christa Pike on death row? 06:20 What is pentobarbital? 07:12 What are the methods of execution in the US? 07:47 How common are botched executions? 09:08 What happens next? 10:56 End #ChristaPike #US #BBCNews
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