I Saw an Execution Go Wrong

What is it like to sit just feet away from one of the most controversial events in modern US criminal justice history?

In a compelling new interview, veteran investigative reporter John North provides an unforgettable firsthand account of witnessing the failed execution attempt of death row inmate Christa Pike.

Pike was sentenced to death in Tennessee after the brutal 1995 murder of student Colleen Slemmer.

For years, her case has remained one of the state's most notorious criminal stories.

But while much has been written about the crime itself, far less is known about what happens behind the walls of a prison when an execution does not go according to plan.

As an official media witness, John North was granted access to events unfolding inside the prison during the state's attempt to carry out Pike's execution.

This programme includes upsetting descriptions of the process of an execution.