The Latest Breaking News from Christa Pike

Tennessee’s top prison official resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike

Frank Strada leaving position as state launches independent investigation into what went wrong

The Guardian - US · Oct 3

Victim's Mother Says 'I Want to Go Kill Christa' After Pike Survives Two Lethal-Injection Doses

May Martinez spoke after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts during the failed execution of Colleen Slemmer's convicted killer.

International Business Times UK · Oct 3

Christa Pike donated her last meal to homeless before botched execution

Christa Pike’s defense team warned a judge that a lethal injection was a bad idea due to her small veins and blood disorder

The Independent UK · Oct 3

What do Britain’s death-penalty cheerleaders have to say about Christa Pike?

Her harrowing botched execution is a reminder of why we must not even entertain the idea of restoring capital punishment, says Maya Foa, CEO of the human rights charity Reprieve

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3

Botched execution leaves Tennessee murderer Christa Pike unconscious on ventilator

The 50-year-old received two doses of pentobarbital, but the drug did not kill her. Her lawyers said she has suffered significant injuries to both arms and remains intubated, meaning a breathing tube has been placed in her airway and connected to a ventilator to help her breathe. The filing gave…

The Times of India · Oct 3

Two failed executions in Tennessee have left experts questioning the death penalty

Tennessee is facing criticism after the failed execution of Christa Pike

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Christa Pike’s Attorneys Provide A Grim Health Update And Reveal More Disturbing Details About Botched Act

“Last night was not just inefficient. It was cruel, and it was torturous,” Christa Pike’s attorneys argued after the failed lethal injection process.

Bored Panda · Oct 2

Christa Pike remains on ventilator after failed execution in Tennessee

Attorneys say hospital staff are working to clear pentobarbital she was administered from her system

The Guardian - US · Oct 2

Would a Firing Squad Have Been More 'Humane' for Christa Pike?

Lethal injection dresses up the death penalty as something clinical and civilized. But the goal is the same: to kill someone.

Reason · Oct 2

Christa Pike is on life support after ‘IV issue’ led to failed execution, attorneys say

The execution team worked for an hour to administer the lethal drugs, according to Pike's defense lawyer who counted at least seven needles in her arm

The Independent UK · Oct 2