US death row inmate Christa Pike back in prison from hospital after failed execution
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Tennessee death-row inmate Christa Pike returned to prison after a failed lethal-injection attempt on September 30 that required medical care. Governor Bill Lee ordered a review of state execution procedures; Pike was convicted of the 1995 murder of her classmate Colleen Slemmer.
Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, has returned to prison after a failed execution attempt. The September 30 incident resulted in her needing medical care after the lethal injection process failed. Governor Bill Lee has ordered a review of the state's execution procedures following this incident. Pike had been sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer.