Tennessee has suspended executions for the remainder of 2026 after death row inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital during an execution attempt on Wednesday, September 30.
Governor Bill Lee ordered an independent review into the failed procedure and postponed the state’s remaining scheduled execution.
Pike, 50, was taken to hospital after the attempt. Her lawyers said Thursday that she was in critical condition and receiving lifesaving care, although her prognosis remained uncertain. (apnews.com)
Lee described the incident as deeply disturbing and said carrying out a death sentence was among the state’s most serious responsibilities. The Tennessee Department of Correction maintained that staff followed the approved execution protocol. (apnews.com, apnew
Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. She was 18 when she and her then-boyfriend attacked and killed Slemmer in 1995.
Had the execution proceeded successfully, Pike would have been the first woman put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years.
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