One week ago, Tennessee tried to carry out the execution of Christa Pike. The execution did not go as planned. Pike survived the lethal injection, making her case an unprecedented moment in the history of capital punishment.
Attorneys, doctors, nurses and lawmakers asked for a death penalty moratorium before Pike’s failed execution
In the year and a half leading up to Christa Pike’s failed execution, warnings about the state’s lethal injection protocol and its weaknesses piled up.
Judge orders that Christa Pike execution evidence be preserved
A week after the failed execution, Pike is awake but is said to be angry and confused. Her lawyers said Wednesday’s hearing was about “transparency.”
Christa Pike conscious and able to speak after failed execution
Christa Pike has regained consciousness and is able to speak, according to an update from her legal team on Tuesday afternoon.
Tennessee Republicans consider more execution options after Christa Pike lethal injection fails
Tennessee’s top Republicans are exploring alternative execution methods after the failed execution of Christa Pike. U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Monday the state needs to reevaluate its execution procedures.
Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say
Christa Pike’s attorneys say she remained in a hospital where she was placed on a ventilator and unconscious hours after her failed execution in Tennessee.
Pike’s team says they predicted complications with her execution
Christa Pike’s legal team argued this summer that her health conditions could make her execution painful and difficult.
Tennessee’s execution failures need reform, public defender says
The federal public defender’s office in Middle Tennessee is calling for substantial reforms to Tennessee’s lethal injection process.
Updates: Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious, attorneys say
Christa Pike was taken to a medical facility after the state tried and failed to execute her Wednesday night. We’re now working to find out the latest with Pike, as well as the ramifications for capital punishment.
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