911 Tapes Show 30-Minute Delay in Aid After Tennessee Execution Failed

911 Tapes Show 30-Minute Delay in Aid After Tennessee Execution Failed

Nashville officials released 911 recordings showing medical aid to Christa Pike was delayed about 30 minutes after Tennessee's Sept. 30 lethal injection failed. The 20:40 call from Riverbend Prison was treated as possibly false when the caller lacked a verification code; responders entered only after officials confirmed at 21:11 the call was genuine.

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