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Christa Pike execution: A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows death row inmate Christa Pike entering a Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, US

‘Hands are like gloves’: Christa Pike is 'angry and confused', unable to eat after Tennessee failed execution

October 08, 2026 6:11 pm

Christa Pike health update: The Tennessee death-row inmate woke up nearly a week after two lethal injections failed to kill her; she remains seriously ill in hospital.

Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says

October 02, 2026 8:19 am

At least seven needles were used to administer the lethal injection doses into Pike’s arm over the course of an hour, said one of her lawyers, who witnessed the failed execution attempt.

Christa Pike execution: Two lethal doses, but she survived. What's next?

October 02, 2026 5:53 am

Pike survived after Tennessee administered two doses of pentobarbital; her lawyers raised concerns about the execution, while the state said its protocol was followed and Governor Bill Lee ordered a third-party review.

The Supreme Court refused to refer a 1983 decision that upheld the constitutionality of execution by hanging to a larger bench.

Supreme Court bins plea to replace death by hanging with lethal injection

August 19, 2026 4:26 am

The Supreme Court, however, said the Centre can undertake a comprehensive review of the existing method of carrying out the death penalty if necessary.

Man executed for 1996 killing after Supreme Court clears way

January 28, 2022 12:55 pm

🔴 Matthew Reeves was convicted of killing Willie Johnson Jr, a driver who gave him a ride in 1996. Evidence showed Reeves went to a party afterwards and celebrated the killing.

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Experts say lethal injection is not an alternative to hanging

January 17, 2018 2:36 pm

Although the law commission report discussed whether the discretion of mode of execution should lie with the judge or the convict, the question of who would provide the injections to convicts remains unanswered.