- yesterday
Christa Pike survives Tennessee lethal injection as judge reopens her case
Christa Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital at a Nashville prison on 30 September. A Tennessee judge has since ruled her case can be reopened, and Governor Bill Lee has suspended the state's remaining executions this year.
- 5d ago
Christa Pike walks with help and eats after surviving Tennessee's failed lethal injection
Christa Pike, 50, has begun walking with assistance and eating at a hospital, her lawyers said Thursday, a week after two doses of pentobarbital failed to kill her. Her attorneys warn that uncertainty remains about her physical recovery and her legal standing.
- 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.
