12 articles from PBS NewsHour, BBC News, The Guardian World, CBS News and 5 more.
Tennessee officials failed to carry out the lethal injection of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday. Her attorneys say she is alive and in critical condition after being given two separate doses of pentobarbital meant to kill her. Pike was sentenced to death for the…
Pike had been on death row since she was convicted in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.
Witnesses in the chamber said Christa Pike was still breathing despite receiving injections intended to kill her When the prison warden asked Christa Pike if she had any last words, she said she was going to leave this world “with love” for those on her side and also the ones…
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection drug during her attempted execution, her attorneys say. Officials are investigating what went wrong.
Christa Pike is in critical condition after two failed attempts to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyer says.
Death row inmate Christa Pike was scheduled to die by lethal injection on Wednesday night in Tennessee, but the procedure failed and she is still alive. Her attorneys say she is in critical condition and is receiving life-saving medical care. Bo King, the attorney for Brad…
Christa Pike would have been the first woman put to death in the U.S. state of Tennessee in more than 200 years.
In her final statement before her botched execution, convicted killer Christa Pike said she was ready to die, "ready to be free." But instead, she survived two doses of a supposedly lethal drug, in the second failed execution in Tennessee this year. Skyler Henry reports.
Tennessee gave death row inmate Christa Pike two doses of a lethal drug, but somehow she survived. NBC News’ Jesse Kirsch reports.
Christa Pike is in critical condition after two botched lethal injection attempts, with her attorneys saying the needle may have pierced through her veins.
Death row inmate Christa Pike survived her execution in Tennessee on Wednesday, reviving debate over a pattern of botched lethal injections in the United States.
Lethal injections are under scrutiny after Christa Pike survived two rounds of drugs during Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her. Why it matters: Lethal injection has been the dominant U.S. execution method for decades, accounting for roughly 89% of the 1,683 executions…
