Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was hospitalized after an attempt to execute her using two lethal injections of pentobarbital failed.

Her legal team filed an emergency motion stating she lost consciousness but still had a heartbeat, prompting Governor Bill Lee to order a third-party review.

Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer when Pike was 18 years old.