# Christa Pike's aunt says God is in control

> Christa Pike's aunt claims God, not the Department of Correction, controls her niece's survival after failed execution attempt.
- Title: Christa Pike's aunt says God is in control · LADbible
- Summary: Christa Pike's aunt claims God, not the Department of Correction, controls her niece's survival after failed execution attempt. Christa Pike's aunt says God…
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- Source: LADbible — https://ladbible.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-aunt-god-is-in-control-not-the-department-of-correction-644743-20261008
- Published: 2026-10-08T03:11:48.783+00:00
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- Topics: christa pike, department of correction, tennessee, execution, lethal injection, blood clot, pneumonia, court, necesity, entertainment, culture, news
## Christa Pike's aunt says God is in control
Christa Pike's aunt Carrie Ross says God, not the Department of Correction, controls her niece's survival after failed execution attempt.

> When God puts his hand on someone, God is in control. Not the Department of Correction, not us, but God.
## Pike survived execution attempt
Christa Pike was given two doses of pentobarbital at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville and survived the execution attempt.
## Pike's health condition
Pike cannot eat or swallow, has blood clots in her arm, pneumonia, and extraordinary swelling in her hands.
## Legal team's update
Pike's lawyers believed she was brain dead Monday but she became conscious and speaking Tuesday.
## Aunt's concerns
Pike's aunt says she should not face execution a second time as she has already suffered 'torture' and 'completed her execution'.

> She has completed her execution. She went willingly.
## Key takeaway

Christa Pike's aunt says God, not the Department of Correction, controls her niece's survival after failed execution attempt.