Christa Pike speaks of constant pain after botched execution

ABC News (AU)

Published 31 Oct 2026, 5:49 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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The 50-year-old survived two doses of pentobarbital as the state tried to execute her for the 1995 stabbing death of 19-year-old classmate Colleen Slemmer.

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