May Martinez, the mother of murdered student Colleen Slemmer, expressed her desire to personally harm Christa Pike after Pike survived two attempts of lethal injection during her execution at a Tennessee prison on 30 September.This event occurred more than 30 years after Slemmer was killed.
May and her daughter's stepfather, Raul Martinez Jr, were among the witnesses present for Pike's execution, which was in connection with the murder of Slemmer. However, the execution was unsuccessful twice, with Pike surviving both doses and later being reported in critical condition in hospital.
