"Cruel & Torturous": Christa Pike in Critical Condition After Botched Tennessee Execution

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued a moratorium on executions for the remainder of the year following a botched attempt to execute Christa Pike. Pike, convicted of a 1995 murder, survived two doses of pentobarbital during a process lasting over two hours. Her attorneys previously warned that her small veins could make the procedure torturous. Currently in critical condition, Pike is the first person in the United States to survive a lethal injection, prompting an official investigation.