Lawyers: Pike getting "life-saving care" after failed execution

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Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers say.

Oct 2, 2026

US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say

As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

Oct 2, 2026

Lawyers: Pike getting "life-saving care" after failed execution

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike's attorneys said she was "in critical condition" and "receiving life-saving care" Thursday, a day after she survived an execution attempt during which the state administered two doses of the lethal injection drug. A death penalty expert told the Associated Press that Pike's survival after receiving the execution drug was unprecedented. The latest: State and federal elected officials are pressing for public accountability after the second failed execution t

Oct 1, 2026

Christa Pike unconscious and intubated after failed execution, lawyers say

The lawyers for a Tennessee woman who survived an execution attempt said on Friday she is unconscious and intubated following the failed procedure this week. Christa Pike, 50, was scheduled for execution on Wednesday, but is still alive after two attempts to end her life by lethal injection. Both attempts failed, and Pike’s lawyer said […]

Oct 2, 2026