# Mother of Christa Pike's Victim Speaks After Botched Execution

> Christa Pike's victim's mother says she's conscious and talking after failed execution attempt.
- Title: Mother of Christa Pike's Victim Speaks After Botched Execution
- Summary: Christa Pike's victim's mother says she's conscious and talking after failed execution attempt.
- Keywords: christa pike, colleen slemmer, may martinez, tadaryl shipp, pentobarbital, death row, tennessee department of correction, execution attempt, entertainment, culture, news, Mother
- Source: LADbible — https://ladbible.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-victim-mother-botched-execution-speaks-out-491807-20261007
- Published: 2026-10-07T09:31:21.571+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: christa pike, colleen slemmer, may martinez, tadaryl shipp, pentobarbital, death row, tennessee department of correction, execution attempt, entertainment, culture, news
## Mother of victim speaks
May Martinez says Christa Pike survived the execution attempt after two doses of pentobarbital.
## Pike in hospital
Christa Pike is conscious and talking in hospital after botched execution on 30 September.
## Martinez on Pike's survival
Martinez felt Pike would survive despite being the first person to live after drug injection.
## Martinez's reaction
Martinez called the execution attempt a mess and said the governor and attorney general f****d up.
## Pike's condition
Pike's attorneys say she's still handcuffed but has severe arm damage and an unclear prognosis.
## What happens next
Experts say Pike may have brain damage making a second execution difficult.
## Key takeaway

Christa Pike's victim's mother says she's conscious and talking in hospital after botched execution attempt.