Christa Pike’s lawyers had warned execution would be ‘difficult and perhaps cruel’ due to her veins

Ex-lawyer for woman Tennessee attempted to execute says defense filings said she was at risk for ‘exactly what happened’ A former lawyer for Christa Pike says he was not surprised that Tennessee botched its attempt to execute her because attorneys had warned that problems…

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