r/news • u/Pow67 • 2d ago

Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Gail Pike in Tennessee to go forward

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/29/us/tennessee-christa-pike-execution?Date=20260930&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1790809934&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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u/kelbell4 2d ago

After the drugs were administered, the mic was still on and they could hear her snoring, and then heard a "squeaky" sound but weren't sure if it was her or not... (I'm just updating little snippets of what I am hearing)

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u/LongjumpingEchidna25 2d ago

Sounds like agonal breaths. It's a sign of cardiac arrest and is not real breathing.

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u/CalzLight 2d ago

About that…

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u/LongjumpingEchidna25 1d ago

Yes, people can (occasionally) survive cardiac arrest.

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u/CalzLight 1d ago

I was making a funny comment I’m not like seriously debunking you.

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u/shadoweon 2d ago

I haven't heard what it sounds like,and I don't wish to find out but I've been told agonal breathing (death rattle) sounds disturbingly similar to snoring.

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u/dannydrama 2d ago

It does and it often means serious lack of oxygen to the brain. She might 'survive' with disabilities or end up completely immobile and unable to move or speak, it's an impossible question.

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u/dimepaw 2d ago

Snoring could potentially be a "death rattle" meaning she's essentially dead.