Inside botched Christa Pike execution chamber – and how lethal injection pentobarbital works

Christa Pike was heard loudly snoring despite being given two doses of pentobarbital during her execution procedure, leading a state governor to launch an investigation into the eventsChrista Pike was sentenced to death over the murder of Colleen Slemmer (Image: Tennessee Department of Correcti)Murderer Christa Pike survived her execution, despite being given two doses of the lethal pentobarbital injection, sparking an urgent investigation.