# Christa Pike unconscious after botched execution attempt, attorneys say

https://mins.news/en/item/84195

- DW, 2026-10-02 22:52 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/christa-pike-unconscious-after-failed-execution-attorneys/a-79526118?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Attorneys for Christa Pike say she is unconscious and on a ventilator at a Nashville hospital after a failed lethal-injection attempt in Tennessee. They believe improperly placed IV lines caused pentobarbital to enter her body rather than her bloodstream. Governor Bill Lee paused the execution pending a third-party review.

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