Emergency call records reveal confusion after failed Christa Pike execution

Christa Pike was taken to hospital after two lethal injection doses failed to kill her, with emergency call records revealing confusion, BBC News reports.

The Chestnut Post Staff · October 13, 2026 at 5:45 AM EDT

Emergency call records reveal confusion after failed Christa Pike execution

Emergency call records revealed confusion after an unsuccessful attempt to execute Christa Pike in the United States, according to BBC News.

Pike, who killed Colleen Slemmer, survived two doses of lethal injection and was eventually taken to hospital.

Originally reported by BBC News. Read the full story at BBC News

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