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Christa Pike awake after botched execution
Christa Pike, 50, wakes after failed lethal injection, faces possible second execution.
In brief
Christa Pike, 50, wakes after failed lethal injection, faces possible second execution. Christa Pike survived a botched execution attempt and may face a second execution after regaining consciousness. Originally reported by LADbible.
Christa Pike wakes after failed execution
Christa Pike, 50, woke after surviving a botched lethal injection attempt in Tennessee.
Botched execution details
Her lawyers confirmed she is conscious and speaking but remains in critical care after the failed injection.
Execution attempt history
Pike was sentenced to death for murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995 and survived two failed lethal injections.
Medical complications
Faulty IV lines caused her arms to become swollen, burned and blistered after the drug leaked into her tissue.
Tennessee government response
Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execution for the rest of 2026 pending an investigation into the botched attempt.
Second execution risk
Pike may face a second execution as she regains consciousness, though the Supreme Court has not ruled on such cases since 1947.
At a glance
Christa Pike survived a botched execution attempt and may face a second execution after regaining consciousness.
