Christa Pike has handcuffs removed in hospital after botched execution — but is not ‘escape risk,’ lawyer claims

Christa Pike has handcuffs removed in hospital after botched execution — but is not ‘escape risk,’ lawyer claims

Christa Pike’s handcuffs have been removed as she recovers in hospital from her botched execution — but she still has one foot shackled, her lawyer said. The convicted murderer, 50, became the first US death row inmate ever to survive lethal injection on Sept. 30 in Tennessee and has been receiving treatment to recover from...

Oct 9, 2026

Christa Pike’s Lawyer Paints A Mixed Picture Of Recovery After Botched Execution

Convicted murderer Christa Pike was “up and walking” for the first time on Wednesday, a week after she survived multiple rounds of lethal injections in a Tennessee prison. Pike, who brutally tortured and murdered 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995, has been in the hospital since September 30 after officials botched her scheduled execution. Her lawyer ...

Oct 8, 2026