Christa Pike’s execution doctor says misplaced IV sent lethal drugs into her arms instead of veins
The doctor who participated in Christa Pike's failed execution in Tennessee says an improperly placed IV sent lethal drugs into the tissue of her arms instead of her bloodstream — and acknowledged the execution team should have stopped when the death row inmate complained of pain.Dr. Mark Fowler, who served as the physician during Pike's Sept. 30 execution attempt, offered a rare firsthand account of what went wrong in an […]
