# I’ve seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike’s

https://mins.news/en/item/83593

- BBC News, 2026-10-02 14:01 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6d949gq47x9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Texas reporter Michael Graczyk, who has covered nearly 500 executions, says he has never seen an inmate survive after lethal drugs were administered. Christa Pike remained breathing and audibly snoring after two doses of pentobarbital in Tennessee. Governor Bill Lee halted executions and ordered an independent review.

## Stories

- [Tennessee Lethal Injection Failure](https://mins.news/en/topic/tennessee-christa-gail-pike-execution-failure) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/tennessee-christa-gail-pike-execution-failure.md

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