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Tennessee Halts Christa Pike Execution After Second Failure
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- Christa Pike survived two lethal-injection attempts during her Tennessee execution.
- State officials halted the execution and moved Pike to a nearby hospital for care.
- It was Tennessee’s second lethal-injection failure this year.
- Lawyers said Pike kept a heartbeat, snored audibly, and remained conscious after two pentobarbital syringes.
- Media witnesses reported Pike appeared alert and sang with her spiritual adviser when curtains opened at 6:30 p.m.