Failed execution in Tennessee and Cornell student’s police statement reveals new details: Morning Rundown

Tennessee failed to execute the lone woman on its death row after two lethal injections. Undecided voters weigh their options ahead of next month’s elections. And details emerge from inside the near-catastrophic Flydubai flight bound for Israel.

Christa Pike hospitalized after surviving lethal injections

Tennessee failed to execute the lone woman on its death row as planned yesterday, even after twice injecting her with a lethal drug.

Attorneys for Christa Pike said last night that she was being treated at a hospital, but they did not know her condition. Pike, 50, was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995.

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Journalists who witnessed the attempted execution described snoring and complaints from Pike about pain. At times, the curtain was closed and they could only hear sounds.

Pike was heard saying, “My arm feels like it’s about to burst open,” according to one journalist.

In an interview with NBC News this morning, the mother of victim Colleen Slemmer, May Martinez, described the attempt as “a mess.” Gov. Bill Lee ordered a review of the failed execution, the second in Tennessee this year.

Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health