Christa Pike health update: Tennessee death row inmate remains unconscious and on ventilator after botched execution attempt

Christa Pike remains critically ill on a ventilator as her attorneys seek evidence after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt.. (Photo by Handout / Tennessee Department of Correction / AFP) (AFP)

Christa Pike is unconscious, intubated and on a ventilator after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her on Wednesday, her attorneys said Friday. Pike remains critically ill in a hospital and is being treated for the effects of the pentobarbital given during the execution attempt, including significant injuries to both arms. Christa Pike remains critically ill … Read more