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Christa Pike
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Christa Pike returns to Tennessee prison after surviving failed lethal injection
Christa Pike has returned to a Tennessee prison after surviving an attempted execution involving two doses of a lethal injection drug. Her recovery has raised unusual legal questions about whether the state can attempt another execution. Governor Bill Lee has ordered a review and postponed another scheduled execution while the circumstances remain unresolved.
Christa Pike survived two lethal doses. Now she is awake — and Tennessee faces an unprecedented execution crisis
Christa Pike is awake after Tennessee’s failed lethal injection. Find out why her recovery and a new court order could reshape the case.
Tennessee prison chief resigns after failed Christa Pike execution as review begins
Tennessee’s prison chief is resigning and executions are paused after the state failed to execute Christa Pike despite administering two doses of pentobarbital.