EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Christa Pike survived a botched lethal injection in Tennessee, with lawyers claiming she politely assisted her executioners before waking up.
Christa Pike was “kind and polite” and even tried to help her executioners during her botched lethal injection, her lawyer said.
The convicted murderer, 50, was rushed to hospital after surviving two doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30 at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville and regained consciousness Tuesday.