- May Martinez, the mother of 1995 murder victim Colleen Slemmer, expressed intense frustration after killer Christa Pike survived a botched lethal injection in Tennessee .
- Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
- Witnesses reported seeing Pike move her head and toes, complain of an exploding feeling in her arm, and make gurgling sounds before officials cleared the room.
- Martinez voiced her anger over the failed execution, stating she wanted to kill Pike herself in the same manner her 19-year-old daughter was murdered.
- It remains unclear what legal steps will follow, though the state could attempt a second execution if Pike recovers.
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