What happened in Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike? | Hanomansing Live

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Christa Pike was supposed to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years, but she survived two lethal injections administered on Wednesday. Pike was found guilty in 1996 of torturing and murdering a classmate with her boyfriend and another friend. Anesthesiologist Dr. Joel Zivot explains why 'everything went wrong' during her execution. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their wo

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