Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings reviewed by The Associated Press.
Emergency medical help for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was delayed by confusion, according to 911 recordings.
A first call went to dispatchers at 8:40 p.m., but prison officials didn't confirm the request was real until 9:11 p.m., according to 911 audio.
It took about half an hour after the first 911 call about Christa Pike's botched execution for prison officials to affirm the emergency was legitimate, the calls show.
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