Execution of convicted US killer Christa Pike fails despite two lethal injections
Summary
Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate convicted for a 1995 murder, survived an attempted execution by lethal injection despite receiving two doses of the drug. After the failed attempt, she was taken to a hospital, but her lawyers have not been updated on her condition.Key Facts
- Christa Pike was scheduled for execution in Tennessee for a murder she committed at age 18 in 1995.
- Two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital were given, but the execution failed.
- Pike was conscious and breathing after the injection, even reacting to sensations in her arm.
- She was transported by ambulance to a medical facility for treatment.
- Pike would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years.
- The state followed its official execution protocol, which does not specify what to do if a person survives two doses.
- Pike’s lawyers filed emergency motions to stop the execution, arguing it caused unnecessary pain.
- This is the second failed execution attempt in Tennessee in 2026; another inmate's execution was halted after difficulties inserting an IV.
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