Christa Pike thought her arm would ‘burst open’ during botched Tennessee execution: court docs

The execution drug, pentobarbital, is a caustic, highly alkaline chemical that burns human flesh, tissue and veins on contact ...

Death row inmate Christa Pike felt arm may ‘burst’ during botched execution

The 50-year-old convicted murderer on Wednesday night nearly became the first woman put to death in the Volunteer State in ...
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‘My arm is about to burst’: What Christa Pike said as doctors tried to kill her

Experts explore what went wrong after the 50-year-old murderer survived two syringes of pentobarbital during a botched ...