# Christa Pike’s attorney describes botched execution and concerns over ‘blown’ veins

https://mins.news/en/item/113433

- ABC News, 2026-10-23 22:16 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://abcnews.com/US/christa-pikes-attorney-describes-botched-execution-concerns-blown/story?id=137516462

> Christa Pike’s attorney described the failed execution attempt and concerns about veins being “blown.” Pike survived after being given two doses of pentobarbital at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Sept. 30.

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