Christa Pike says she feels constant pain in first statement since failed Tennessee execution
Christa Pike, who survived a lethal injection in Tennessee, expressed ongoing physical and emotional pain in her first public statement. She reflected on her execution experience and the impact on her victim's family. Pike, sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, thanked those who supported her and called for her sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee indicated that her sentence would likely remain unchanged unless the courts decide otherwise.