American Krista Pike in Critical Condition After Surviving Two Execution Attempts
Pike, now 50, was sentenced to death in 1996 after being convicted of killing a girl she met at a boot camp for troubled teenagers.
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American inmate Krista Pike, now 50, is in a critical condition after surviving two attempts to carry out her death sentence, according to BBC Arabic.
A court sentenced Pike to death in 1996 after she was convicted of killing a girl named Colleen Slemmer.
The case dates back to 1995, when Pike met the victim at a vocational boot camp for teenagers with behavioural disorders.
Further details about the circumstances of the two execution attempts or the next legal steps in the case have yet to emerge.
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