EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signals Christa Pike's death sentence remains unchanged after she survived a botched lethal injection attempt.
A former Tennessee police chief who investigated the murder that sent Christa Pike to death row recalled the convicted killer being "ruthless" and "almost giddy" while describing the crime to investigators, as Gov. Bill Lee signaled her death sentence is unlikely to change after she survived a failed execution.
Pike, 50, survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection on Sept. 30 and has since returned to prison, raising questions about whether the state could attempt to put her to death again.
Lee addressed Pike's fate Wednesday, saying she remains incarcerated under Tennessee law.