Christa Pike’s lawyers shared the latest update on her health after the botched execution attempts in Tennessee. Pike has been on death row since she was convicted in 1995 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer. Christa Pike has been on death row for the murder of Colleen Slemmer. (X/@ThePoliticalPom) Her execution was initially halted an … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christa Pike was “angry and confused” in the hours after regaining consciousness following Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, first asking, “Where am I?” her lawyer said Wednesday. Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says Pike, believed to be the first person to survive after receiving lethal injection drugs … Read more
Christa Pike has woken up and begun speaking from her hospital bed almost a week after her failed execution in Tennessee, her lawyers said, per the BBC. Experts and her lawyers have said that the new development is “medically unprecedented” In this image from video provided by WBIR-TV, Christa Pike cries after being sentenced to … Read more
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived an attempt to execute her last week, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment in a hospital, her attorneys said Tuesday. Christa Pike continues to receive critical medical care after failed execution attempt. (via REUTERS) Pike’s attorneys said her prognosis is still “unclear” and said she … Read more
Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Nashville hospital, five days after her failed execution in Tennessee. On being asked if she ever regained consciousness after the execution attempt, Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell, Pike’s lawyer, said on CNN’s State of the Union, “Not that I am aware of.” This handout picture … Read more
A documentary on Christa Pike is in focus as she remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Nashville hospital, five days after her failed execution in Tennessee. Pike, 50, was sentenced to death in 1996 in connection with the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. Pike was 20 at the time. A picture taken … Read more
Christa Pike, who remains on ventilator after her failed execution, was not the only one who was found guilty of the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. Two accomplices, including her boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp, were charged, but Pike was the only one who ended up on death row. A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows … Read more
Christa Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four days since her botched execution attempt in Tennessee. One of her lawyers said on Sunday, October 4, that her prognosis might not be known for days, NBC News reported. In this image from video provided by WBIR-TV, Christa Pike cries … Read more
Christa Pike remains on a ventilator with hospital staff working to save her life and clear the pentobarbital she was administered from her system, her attorneys said, according to The Guardian. She received two doses of the drug in a failed attempt by the state of Tennessee to execute her on Wednesday, September 31. Media … Read more
There is renewed interest in Christa Pike’s life, including in her family, after her failed execution in Tennessee. Pike remains on a ventilator with hospital staff working to save her life and clear the pentobarbital she was administered from her system, her attorneys said, according to The Guardian. She received two doses of the drug … Read more