Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says
Pike’s lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.
How Did Christa Pike Survive Two Lethal Injections of Pentobarbital?
A catheter carrying the drug may not have delivered the doses to Ms. Pike’s bloodstream, experts said. The drug itself may have been degraded.
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