Doctor involved in Tony Carruthers’ botched execution administered Christa Pike’s lethal injection — and she’s still alive

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/WVLT) – Christa Gail Pike is still alive after being administered a lethal injection, according to Luke Ihnen, an assistant federal defender on her defense team.

Ihnen confirmed Pike had received two syringes of a lethal drug, Ihnen said, adding the team is filing a motion to stay the execution. It marks the latest in a back-and-forth over the “Jobs Corps Murder” convict’s execution.

EN ESPAÑOL | Christa Gail Pike sigue viva tras recibir la inyección letal en Tennessee, dice su abogado…

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