Nation Oct 08 Christa Pike's attorneys say she is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt 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
Nation Oct 06 Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after failed execution attempt in Tennessee, her attorneys say 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. By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Oct 04 Christa Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution 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. By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Nation Oct 03 Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike 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. By Ed White, Associated Press
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
Oct 01 Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt By Kimberly Chandler, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Pike, 50, was alive and loudly snoring after the attempted lethal injection and taken by ambulance from the prison, her attorneys said. She was being treated at a hospital, but they said they hadn’t been told about her condition. Continue reading
Sep 30 Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike for a Tennessee murder she committed at age 18 By Kim Chandler, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Tennessee's execution of Christa Gail Pike for a murder she committed at age 18 was halted Wednesday about an hour before it was set to begin, as a federal appeals court sought to review whether her allegations of childhood sexual… Continue reading
Sep 11 Officials in Nashville unite across the aisle over renaming airport after Dolly Parton By Travis Loller, Associated Press The change would make Parton the first woman whose name adorns one of America’s 50 busiest airports. Continue reading