Pike endured rape, sexual and physical violence, abuse and neglect during her childhood
“The state failed to protect her as a child despite having knowledge of what she was facing. Her court-appointed lawyers then failed her at her trial, presenting little of the mitigating evidence of this abuse."
theguardian.com
Christa Pike: what we know so far about Tennessee woman’s failed execution
Pike, sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, has survived two lethal injections and was taken to a hospital after
