Christa Pike makes first public comments since failed execution: ‘There is pain in my mind and in my soul’

She is facing the death penalty for the 1995 murder of her classmate, despite surviving a botched execution last month Christa Pike has marked a month since her failed execution by Tennessee and released a statement in which she laments the “incompetence” that has led to this moment, adding that despite ongoing healing she remains in constant physical pain and mental anguish. In comments released…