Nation Oct 30 Christa Pike says she feels constant pain in first public statement since failed execution By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Oct 22 IV team warned Christa Pike's vein might have 'blown' during failed execution, court filing says Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or “blown,” before she was injected with the lethal drug,… By Rebecca Boone, Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Oct 12 Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion after failed execution, 911 calls reveal The recordings show that precious minutes elapsed as officials and responders tried to figure out whether a request for emergency help in the execution chamber was legitimate. By Eugene Johnson, Hannah Schoenbaum, Holly Meyer, Associated Press
Nation Oct 08 Christa Pike's attorneys say she is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt Christa Pike has begun walking and eating again at a hospital a week after surviving Tennessee’s attempt to execute her with lethal drugs, her attorneys said Thursday. By Kristin M. Hall, Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Oct 08 Watch 5:33 Botched execution reignites debate surrounding death penalty Christa Pike, the Tennessee woman who survived a botched execution, has reportedly taken a few steps in her hospital room six days after she received two lethal injections. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin discussed questions surrounding the state of capital punishment… By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura
Oct 06 Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after failed execution attempt in Tennessee, her attorneys say By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Pike's survival raises further questions about her medical and legal future. Her attorneys said her prognosis remains unclear and that she faces a long recovery. Continue reading
Oct 04 Christa Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Little has been released about Pike's condition since Wednesday night's execution attempt. She has since remained hospitalized under guard as doctors try to get the massive dose of the barbiturate pentobarbital out of her system. Continue reading
Oct 03 Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike By Ed White, Associated Press Frank Strada said in a statement that resigning was “in the best interest of Tennesseans” while an independent review determines what happened Wednesday when the state failed to execute Pike despite administering two doses of a lethal drug. Continue reading
Oct 02 Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say By Kim Chandler, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The stunning failure in Tennessee’s execution chamber on Wednesday has left both sides of the death penalty debate demanding answers. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has ordered an independent review. Continue reading
Oct 01 The latest on Christa Pike's case and Tennessee's previously botched executions By Maria Ramirez Uribe A failed execution in Tennessee is raising more questions about the state’s capital punishment protocols after Christa Gail Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection Wednesday evening. Continue reading