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911 recordings reveal confusion after Christa Pike's botched execution

Help for Christa Pike after her failed execution was delayed due to confusion among emergency responders and Tennessee prison officials, according to dispatch recordings.

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911 recordings reveal confusion after Christa Pike's botched execution

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One of Pike's attorneys also called 911 to report that Pike is "still alive and breathing, and needs immediate life-saving care," according to audio of the call.

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Botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee

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Christa Pike is back in Tennessee prison after surviving the state's Sept. 30 lethal-injection attempt, in which two doses of pentobarbital failed to kill her. Tennessee has halted its remaining 2026 executions and ordered an independent review, prison commissioner Frank Strada has resigned, a judge has ordered preservation of execution evidence, and Pike's attorneys are seeking commutation of her death sentence; a new court filing says the IV team warned her veins may have ruptured before the注射

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In this event IV team warned Christa Pike's vein might have 'blown' during failed execution, court filing says Earlier coverage Emergency call about Christa Pike’s botched execution released Earlier coverage Capital punishment is surging in the US – but after Christa Pike’s botched execution, what is its future? Earlier coverage Christa Pike discharged from the hospital and back in prison Earlier coverage Christa Pike Discharged From Hospital After Surviving Execution Attempt Earlier coverage Christa Pike is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt Earlier coverage Christa Pike's lawyers push for commuted sentence after botched execution Earlier coverage Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says Earlier coverage Tennessee's prison chief resigns after botched execution of murderer Christa Pike Earlier coverage Tennessee Prison Commissioner Resigns Days After Failed Execution Earlier coverage Christa Pike's attorneys: Botched execution was "torturous" and "predictable" Earlier coverage Tennessee governor halts executions after second botched lethal injection attempt this year – US politics live Earlier coverage

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911 recordings reveal confusion after Christa Pike's botched execution

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Newly released 911 calls capture confusion after Christa Pike's botched execution

One of Pike's attorneys also called 911 to report that Pike is "still alive and breathing, and needs immediate life-saving care," according to audio of the call.

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