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Execution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Friday, October 23, 2026 at 9:12 AM · 1 min read
Execution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt — WFLA Statewide, Naples Sports news
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Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or “blown,” before she was injected with the lethal drug, her attorney wrote in a court document filed Thursday.

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