# Christa Pike Begins Walking After Failed Execution

> Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike walks short distances after failed execution attempt.
- Title: Christa Pike Begins Walking After Failed Execution | Shortify
- Summary: Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike walks short distances after failed execution attempt.
- Keywords: christa pike, tennessee, death row, failed execution, attorney stephen ferrell, pentobarbital, chancery court judge i'ashea myles, tennessee supreme court, colleen slimmer, news, politics, Christa
- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/national/christa-pike-begins-walking-after-failed-execution-attorney-says
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-08T21:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: christa pike, tennessee, death row, failed execution, attorney stephen ferrell, pentobarbital, chancery court judge i'ashea myles, tennessee supreme court, colleen slimmer, news, politics
## Christa Pike
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike began walking short distances after surviving a failed execution attempt on September 30, 2026.

> Christa Pike | Image by Jennifer Rae Albritton/Facebook
## Attorney Stephen Ferrell
Attorney Stephen Ferrell reported Pike was 'up and walking' but could move only short distances, with arms swollen and cognitive difficulties.

> Ferrell said Pike was 'up and walking', but that she could move only a short distance.
## Pike's Condition
Pike experienced cognitive confusion and was described as 'angry and confused about everything right now' after regaining consciousness on October 6.

> She asked, 'Where am I and who are you?'
## Court Hearing
Chancery Court Judge I'Ashea Myles ordered Tennessee to preserve evidence from the execution attempt, including drugs and recordings.

> At an October 7 hearing, Chancery Court Judge I'Ashea Myles ordered the state to preserve evidence from the execution attempt.
## State Response
Tennessee retained former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton to review the failed execution attempt and called off the remaining scheduled execution for 2026.

> Gov. Bill Lee's office announced the state retained former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton to review the attempt.
## Pike's Background
Pike, 50, was convicted in 1995 for murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville, with the Tennessee Supreme Court upholding her sentence in 1998.

> Pike, 50, remains under a death sentence for murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville in 1995.
## Key takeaway

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike began walking short distances following a failed execution attempt on September 30, 2026, though her recovery remains uncertain.