Emergency calls from botched Christa Pike execution released to US media

A series of newly released calls following Christa Pike's botched execution reveal delays caused by confusion among emergency responders and Tennessee prison officials. Recordings obtained by the Associated Press show that several minutes passed as officials tried to verify whether emergency requests in the execution chamber at Riverbend Prison were legitimate. Pike's defense attorney, Kelly Gleason, called for help, stating she was still alive and breathing and needed immediate medical care after surviving two doses of pentobarbital on September 30 and being hospitalized in critical condition.