# 911 calls reveal confusion in Christa Pike's botched execution

> Tennessee judge releases 911 calls showing confusion during Christa Pike's failed execution attempt.
- Title: 911 calls reveal confusion in Christa Pike's botched execution
- Summary: Tennessee judge releases 911 calls showing confusion during Christa Pike's failed execution attempt. Christa Pike survived a botched execution after two…
- Keywords: christa pike, tennessee, 911 calls, pentobarbital, botched execution, death row, tennessee department of correction, executive director, news, local, 911, calls
- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/story/911-calls-released-christa-pikes-botched-execution-person-is-not-deceased/19933296
- Published: 2026-10-12T22:42:12+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: christa pike, tennessee, 911 calls, pentobarbital, botched execution, death row, tennessee department of correction, executive director, news, local
## 911 calls released
Newly released 911 calls capture confusion after Christa Pike's botched execution.

> The person is not yet deceased
## Execution attempt
Christa Pike survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital.
## First 911 call
A caller from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution reported administering 10 grams of pentobarbital and the person not yet deceased.

> We've been carrying out an execution tonight. We've administered 10 grams of pentobarbital. The person is not yet deceased. That started approximately 1 hour ago. And we're calling for an ambulance
## Dispatcher confusion
The dispatcher asked for a code to verify the call but the caller said they didn't have one.

> How do they not have a code?
## Verification attempt
Tennessee Department of Correction Central Control was contacted to verify the failed execution.

> We have responders that are standing by. We're just trying to verify
## Attorney's call
Pike's attorney requested immediate life-saving care for the person who was 'not awake and snoring'.

> Pike was still alive and breathing, and needs immediate life-saving care
## Medical status
Pike was reported to have 'breathing very labored and slow' with no chest pain.

> No. The breathing is very labored and slow
## Key takeaway

Christa Pike survived a botched execution after two pentobarbital injections, with medical staff reporting she was 'not conscious' and 'breathing very labored' at the time.