Christa Pike’s Contested, Botched Execution Attempt

Chronology

1. 30-09-2026
   Christa Pike Execution Halted Amid Legal and Medical Dispute

   4 articles

   Christa Pike’s scheduled execution in Tennessee became the focus of intense legal, medical and ethical controversy. Pike, now 50, was convicted for the 1995 torture and murder of Colleen Slemmer, committed when Pike was 18. Her execution would have been Tennessee’s first of a wom…
2. 01-10-2026
   Christa Pike Survives Botched Tennessee Execution

   9 articles

   Christa Pike, a 50-year-old Tennessee death-row prisoner, survived an attempted lethal-injection execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after receiving two doses of pentobarbital. Witnesses reported hearing her gasp and snore, while her lawyers said she remained aliv…