Christa Pike says there is ‘pain in my mind and in my soul’ one month after failed execution
Pike says she is still in constant physical and mental pain after surviving two doses of pentobarbital, and Tennessee has paused executions pending review.
- One month after surviving a botched lethal injection on September 30, death row inmate Christa Pike released a statement describing constant physical and mental pain while remaining largely isolated in the prison medical ward.
- Procedural failures characterized the September 30 execution attempt at Riverbend Maximum Security Prison, where an IV team required seven needles to set lines and a miscommunicated 911 call triggered a 26-minute delay in emergency response.
- Gov. Bill Lee paused all executions and ordered an independent review, while Correction Commissioner Frank Strada announced his resignation; Lee stated "I suspect her sentence will be the same as before," unless courts intervene.
- A judge this month ordered the state to preserve all evidence related to the attempted execution, including syringes and personnel logs, as attorneys for Pike expect a "long legal battle" regarding future attempts.
- Pike was convicted in 1996 for the 'Jobs Corps Murder' of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer; although Pike stated she continues to think about the victim's family, May Martinez insisted Tennessee should not remove Pike from death row.
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Pike, 50, was sentenced to death in 1996 for having kidnapped and tortured a classmate to death, with the complicity of her partner.
Christa Pike Says She Remains In 'Physical & Mental' Pain After Failed Execution: 'Deeply Hurt By The Incompetence'
Christa Pike is opening up about her recovery one month after surviving a failed execution in Tennessee, saying she continues to remain in physical and mental pain. “There hasn’t been a moment since that night when I haven’t been in pain,” Pike said in a statement released by her attorneys. “My body hurts. My arms […] The post Christa Pike Says She Remains In ‘Physical & Mental’ Pain After Failed Execution: ‘Deeply Hurt By The Incompetence’ appe…
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(AP) — Christa Pike said Friday she remains in constant pain, struggles to speak and has been largely isolated in a prison hospital after surviving...
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