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911 dispatcher thought Christa Pike execution call was a prank

Tennessee prison officials called 911 for medical help after the botched execution, and new audio shows the dispatcher suspected a prank caller.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 7:30 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “911 dispatcher assumed call that Christa Pike had survived her execution was a ‘prank’”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:30 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Christa Pike.

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New York Post911 dispatcher assumed call that Christa Pike had survived her execution was a ‘prank’

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNew audio shows a 911 dispatcher in Tennessee believed a call from prison officials, asking for medical help for Christa Pike after her execution did not go as planned, was a prank.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Hill reports attorneys had warned it would be difficult to access her veins, and that she regained consciousness and was speaking days after receiving two doses of execution drugs.