Execution Fail! Life Saving Measures Used on Christa Pike! Why?
The execution of Christa Pike did not go off as planned and she is currently on a ventilator in ICU as her attorneys file motion to preserve evidence. The Head of Tennessee's Prison System resigns after the failed execution. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack review the case and the botched execution attempt and look to the future of what happens next.
Highlights:
- 00:01.400 - The Colleen Slemmer Case
- 00:10.570 - A Forensic Anthropologist's Testimony
- 01:28.240 - The Murder of Colleen Slimmer
- 03:53.790 - The Botched Execution of Krista Pike
- 04:42.660 - The Execution Process and Its Challenges
- 12:18.130 - The Legacy of Krista Pike
- 32:12.720 - The Aftermath and Legal Implications
- 33:52.740 - The Execution Process Gone Wrong
- 34:17.540 - Pentobarbital: A Controversial Drug
- 36:01.830 - The History of Botched Executions
- 36:49.610 - The Decision to Save Lives
- 38:29.190 - The First Female Execution in Tennessee
- 40:07.230 - IV Insertion Challenges
- 42:45.900 - The Aftermath and Future Implications
- 50:28.910 - The Hippocratic Oath and Medical Ethics
- 54:01.290 - Remembering Colleen Slimmer
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