Christa Pike Discharged from Hospital After Surviving Botched Execution
Christa Pike, a death row inmate in Tennessee, has been discharged from the hospital and returned to prison after surviving a botched execution attempt on September 30. She received two doses of pentobarbital during the failed lethal injection, making her the first US death row inmate to survive such an attempt. Pike, convicted for the 1995 murder of her classmate, was released from the hospital after over a week and returned to the Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, where she will continue to receive medical care.28 sourcesSee all sources