Failed execution: Newly released 911 calls reveal chaotic response to save Christa Pike | DW News

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Newly released 911 recordings reveal the confusion that unfolded after prison staff realized convicted murderer Christa Pike had survived two doses of a lethal injection administered in a Tennessee prison. DW speaks to Austin Sarat, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College, author of the book "Life After Death: What Happens When Someone Survives an Execution?" and "Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty." Chapter Breakdown 0:00 Authorities tried to execute Pike, failed, then didn't realized she had called 911 for help 2:41 Austin Sarat, leading scholar in the death penalty in the US, on Christa Pike's case 4:10 In the US, are executioners supposed to have a back up plan in case of botched executions 6:55 Dispatchers and prison authorities weren't sure if Pike's 911 calls were real 9:19 Is this an isolated mistake, or a systemic failure? 11:52 Could the state of Tennessee try and execute Christa Pike again? #dwnews For more ne

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