Christa Pike thought her arm would ‘burst open’ during botched Tennessee execution: court docs 

The execution drug, pentobarbital, is a caustic, highly alkaline chemical that burns human flesh, tissue and veins on contact, akin to household chemicals like "bleach" or "Drano," Pike’s experts say.

Christa Pike thought her arm would ‘burst open’ during botched Tennessee execution: court docs 
The execution drug, pentobarbital, is a caustic, highly alkaline chemical that burns human flesh, tissue and veins on contact, akin to household chemicals like "bleach" or "Drano," Pike’s experts say.