Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike in Critical Condition After Failed Execution

Christa Pike, convicted in the 1995 torture-murder of Colleen Slemmer, survived two lethal injection attempts at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Her attorneys say she is hospitalized in critical condition, and Gov. Bill Lee has halted remaining executions and ordered an independent review.

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