{"id":384033,"date":"2026-10-02T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/botched-execution-in-tn-pikes-attorney-speaks-on-her-condition\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:00:12","slug":"botched-execution-in-tn-pikes-attorney-speaks-on-her-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/botched-execution-in-tn-pikes-attorney-speaks-on-her-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Botched execution in TN: Pike&#8217;s attorney speaks on her condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eGDwZ4_gAK8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Botched execution in TN: Pike's attorney speaks on her condition\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eGDwZ4_gAK8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>After a flurry of eleventh-hour litigation, Christa Pike was strapped to a gurney Wednesday night, set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years.<\/p>\n<p>But after being injected with two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital, Pike was still alive, snoring loudly as journalists selected to witness the execution glanced at one another, wondering what was happening.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 What happened during the failed execution attempt in TN?<br \/>\n0:38 Christa Pike&#8217;s attorney speaks about the botched execution<br \/>\n3:17 A media witness to the execution describes what she saw<br \/>\n4:20 A professor of anesthesiology explains what a lethal injection is<br \/>\n5:43 Why wasn&#8217;t the mistake caught before continuing with the injection?<br \/>\n6:50 What are the medical consequences of the botched execution?<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#News #justice #law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a flurry of eleventh-hour litigation, Christa Pike was strapped to a gurney Wednesday night, set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. 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