Lord, have mercy!
The Christian Post
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter
Following the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said an investigation is needed to determine what went wrong. The case has drawn reactions from pro-life advocates and from both opponents and supporters of the death penalty.
Pike’s execution on Wednesday did not go as planned. She remained alive after receiving two syringes of lethal injection chemicals. State officials later told the Tennessee Supreme Court that Pike was being taken to a hospital for medical care.
Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 torture and murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a fellow Job Corps student.
The Christian Post article may be read in its entirety HERE.
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