Tennessee’s Failed Execution of Christa Pike

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 Tennessee Execution Attempt

   10 articles

   Tennessee’s attempt to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection failed after she received two doses of pentobarbital at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Witnesses and her lawyers reported that she continued breathing and could be heard gasping or snoring; she was taken to …
3. 02-10-2026
   Tennessee Execution Attempt Leaves Christa Pike Critically Ill

   4 articles

   Christa Pike, a 50-year-old Tennessee death-row inmate, survived an attempted lethal injection after officials administered two doses of pentobarbital. Her lawyers say she was taken to hospital in critical condition, later becoming unconscious, intubated and reliant on a ventilat…
4. 03-10-2026
   Failed Execution Spurs Tennessee Review and Resignation

   7 articles

   Christa Pike remained in critical condition after Tennessee’s September 30 lethal-injection attempt failed: she was injected twice with pentobarbital, then hospitalized, unconscious and on a ventilator. Her attorneys allege that faulty IV lines and ignored medical warnings preven…
5. 07-10-2026
   Christa Pike Survives Failed Tennessee Execution

   4 articles

   Christa Pike, a 50-year-old Tennessee death-row prisoner, is conscious and speaking after surviving a September 30 lethal-injection attempt involving two doses of pentobarbital. She remains in intensive care with severe burns, blistering, and other injuries to her arms, and her l…