WorldBBCI've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's
A Tennessee execution failed after inmate Christa Pike survived two full doses of lethal injection drugs, prompting the governor to halt all executions.
Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived.
Tennessee inmate Christa Pike survived two separate doses of pentobarbital during her execution and was heard audibly snoring, a first in US history.
A veteran reporter who has covered nearly 500 Texas executions said he had never seen an execution fail after the injection was actually delivered.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee halted all executions and ordered an independent review after Pike was taken to hospital for life-saving care.
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