- 5h ago
Tennessee pauses executions as inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal doses
Death row inmate Christa Pike remains in critical condition on a ventilator in Nashville after surviving two doses of pentobarbital on 30 September.
- 5d ago
Christa Pike remains in coma after surviving botched Tennessee lethal injection
Death row inmate Christa Pike remains unconscious on a ventilator four days after surviving 10 grams of pentobarbital during a botched execution in Tennessee.
- Sep 28
Federal appeals court halts Christa Pike execution in Tennessee one hour before scheduled injection
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay on 30 September 2026 to review claims of childhood abuse, delaying what would have been Tennessee's first execution of a woman in two centuries.
