The Latest Breaking News from Christa Pike

Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?

Christa Pike has regained consciousness and is speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee

The Independent UK · Oct 7

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say

Lawyers seek preservation of evidence after prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital on 30 September

The Guardian - US · Oct 7

Christa Pike has no memory of botched execution: Doctor reveals what she said after regaining consciousness

Christa Pike, an inmate on death row in Tennessee, experienced a botched execution attempt on September 25 when complications arose during the intravenous procedure. After receiving two doses of pentobarbital, she remained awake and responsive, raising alarms among her legal team. They are now advocating for the preservation of evidence…

The Economic Times · Oct 7

Christa Pike is awake after 2 lethal injections, but her victim’s mother believes Tennessee won’t try again

Martinez is the mother of Colleen Slemmer, who was murdered in Knoxville at age 19 in 1995. Her daughter’s case has now entered another period of uncertainty. Martinez said she had suspected Pike would survive the failed lethal injection. She also questioned whether the state would make another attempt.

The Economic Times · Oct 7

Lawyers seek to block Texas man’s execution, citing ‘similar risk’ to Christa Pike

Jamaal Howard would be the first person executed by the US since Christa Pike’s failed injection last week

The Independent UK · Oct 7

Outrage Over Plan To Execute Christa Pike 'Twice' After She Panics About 'Drowning in Own Fluids'

Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt in Tennessee after receiving two doses of pentobarbital.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

Trump’s ‘Judgment day’? Why death penalty crusade is bringing back firing squads

IN FOCUS: Trump is letting the Pentagon revive a killing method that hasn’t been used in decades while the president tries to speed up executions of federal death row inmates, Alex Woodward writes

The Independent UK · Oct 7

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

Christa Pike can speak again after failed execution: What are her lawyers planning next and will a second attempt be considered as double jeopardy?

Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution on September 30. She was taken to a hospital after the execution deadline passed. Her lawyers said her arms were swollen and covered with blisters.

The Economic Times · Oct 7

Colleen Slemmer's Mum Says 'They're Going To Do What They're Going To Do' After Christa Pike's Failed Execution

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking in hospital after Tennessee's failed lethal injection attempt, while officials review the procedure and her lawyers oppose another execution.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7