# Christa Pike awake after lethal injection

> Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike conscious a week post-lethal injection as lawyers seek answers.
- Title: Christa Pike awake after lethal injection · euronews
- Summary: Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike conscious a week post-lethal injection as lawyers seek answers. Christa Pike, 50, survived lethal injection in…
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- Source: euronews — https://euronews.com/2026/10/07/christa-pike-awake-a-week-after-lethal-injection-as-her-lawyers-seek-answers
- Author: Simon Ormiston
- Published: 2026-10-07T06:06:12+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: christa pike, tennessee, lethal injection, colleen slemmer, death row, executions, lawyers, nashville, news, world, politics
## Christa Pike conscious
Christa Pike, 50, is conscious and speaking a week after lethal injection in Tennessee prison.
## Lethal injection attempt
Christa Pike received two doses of pentobarbital on 30 September at Tennessee prison.
## Only survivor
Pike is believed to be the only person to survive lethal injection drugs administered in Tennessee.
## Severe injuries
Her arms were swollen, burned, and blistered when she arrived at hospital after injection.
## Lawyers seek answers
Pike's lawyers are due in Nashville court to request evidence preservation including drug lot numbers.
## State response
Tennessee governor Bill Lee called the incident 'deeply disturbing' and suspended executions pending review.
## Key takeaway

Christa Pike, 50, survived lethal injection in Tennessee after being sentenced to death for 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer.