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The Botched Execution of Christa Pike

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Christa Pike survived her own execution. Now Tennessee faces serious questions about what went wrong and whether the state can legally try again. Dr. Phil examines the botched execution, the possible medical failures, the constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment, and Governor Bill Lee’s decision to suspend Tennessee executions pending an independent investigation. Pike was convicted of the brutal 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. Her guilt is not in dispute. But Dr. Phil asks a fundamental question: Does the government have the right to carry out a death sentence if it cannot guarantee the execution will be conducted constitutionally? And at the center of this tragedy is Colleen’s mother, May Martinez, who waited more than three decades for justice only to witness an execution that raised more questions than answers.

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