The Latest Breaking News from Christa Pike

Death-row inmate Christa Pike seen during murder trial

File footage shows Christa Pike during her murder trial in Tennessee in 1996 and 2012.

Euronews · Oct 1

Christa Pike's failed lethal injection attempt: What is pentobarbital and why did Biden ban it?

Christa Pike, 50, remained alive and loudly snoring after the attempted lethal injection

The Independent UK · Oct 1

Is Christa Pike still alive? US death row inmate in hospital after heart kept beating through two lethal injections

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was executed but complications arose following two lethal injections administered. Her legal team argued that she did not receive proper medical care during the execution process. A judge confirmed that medical staff had begun providing emergency care, indicating serious issues with the procedure. Pike,…

The Economic Times · Oct 1

When Is Christa Pike's Execution? Tennessee Fails to Complete Lethal Injection After Supreme Court Ruling

The US Supreme Court has overturned a last-minute stay, allowing Tennessee to proceed with Christa Pike's execution, which would make her the state's first executed woman in more than 200 years.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1

Christa Pike latest: Satanic killer laughed and sang Buddhist chant during botched execution, witness says

Pike was due to be the first woman put to death in the state in more than 200 years but survived lethal injection Wednesday, leaving her in critical condition in hospital

The Independent UK · Oct 1

'Childhood Abuse Gives You Licence to Kill an Innocent Girl?': Critics Slam Christa Pike Execution Delay

A US appeals court has temporarily halted Christa Pike's Tennessee execution over claims that her childhood abuse, rape and mental health conditions were not properly considered.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

Who Was Colleen Slemmer? The 19-Year-Old Murdered by Christa Pike After She 'Felt Mean That Day'

Colleen Slemmer was 19 when she was killed in Tennessee in 1995. Her life and family have drawn renewed attention after Christa Pike's execution was stayed.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

Who is Christa Pike? Is Christa Pike going to be executed? Here's what to know about the Tennessee woman on death row and the crime she committed back in 1995

Christa Pike, who was found guilty of the brutal murder of Colleen Slemmer back in 1995, was facing execution in Tennessee. However, a federal appeals court stepped in just prior to the execution, prompting a review of her mental health. Despite Pike's troubled upbringing, the family of Colleen Slemmer maintains…

The Economic Times · Sep 30

US Supreme Court clears way for Tennessee execution of woman for murder

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for Tennessee to execute Christa Pike, 50, the state's first woman put to death in 200 years. The ruling came hours after a federal appeals court temporarily halted the lethal injection to consider claims that Pike's childhood sexual abuse was not…

France 24 · Sep 30

Christa Pike’s Tennessee execution halted an hour before lethal injection; would have been first woman put to death in 200 years

Christa Pike's execution was halted on Wednesday, an hour before she was due to receive a lethal injection in Tennessee, after a federal appeals court agreed to review whether evidence of her childhood sexual abuse had been properly considered when she was sentenced to death.

The Times of India · Sep 30