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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

Christa Pike's Final Hours: Death Row Woman Refuses Last Meal, Says 'Not Afraid To Die'

Christa Pike declined a last meal and said she was 'not afraid to die' before Tennessee failed to complete her execution.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1

Convicted killer Christa Pike in ‘critical condition’ after two lethal injections fail to kill her

Christa Pike, who has been on death row in Tennessee for more than 30 years for torturing and murdering a classmate, was on Wednesday set to be executed, but the lethal injections meant to kill her failed. Pike was then transported to a medical facility, where her attorney says she…

France 24 · Oct 1

Christa Gail Pike death penalty: US Supreme Court allows Tennessee execution to go forward overturning a last-minute stay. Why was it halted? Details here

Christa Gail Pike does not deny committing the killing, but her supporters argue the state should consider Pike’s age at the time, mental illness and a history of severe sexual abuse that included being raped from the time she was a toddler.

The Economic Times · Sep 30

'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

Blackburn sues Jack Smith over phone records

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., sued former special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday, alleging that his prosecution of the president also unconstitutionally pulled in her records as a member of Congress. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, moves a political fight over the…

Roll Call · 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