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Murderer Christa Pike unconscious, intubated and on a ventilator

The death row inmate remains unconscious and on a ventilator two days after Tennessee's failed execution, with her lawyers revealing that at least seven needles were used and that both her arms were burned and blistered

Christa Pike meditated, then laughed and snored during failed Tennessee execution

Her lawyers say she remains in critical condition and may have suffered brain damage. Tennessee's governor has ordered an independent review and cancelled the state's only other execution this year amid scrutiny of its methods

USA: 41-year-old man sentenced to death for two murders executed in Oklahoma

Michael Smith was executed by lethal injection shortly after 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning