# Execution team feared IV site may have ‘blown’ during Christa Pike attempt

https://mins.news/en/item/111936

- CNN, 2026-10-23 00:02 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/22/us/christa-pike-execution-attempt-staff-worried?Date=20261023&Profile=CNN

> Members of Tennessee’s execution team repeatedly failed to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her execution attempt and warned that some veins may have ruptured.

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