PoliticsChrista Pike Survives Botched Execution in Tennessee
Christa Pike, a 50-year-old death row inmate in Tennessee, survived a botched execution on September 30, 2026, after receiving two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital. She was transported from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville to an off-site medical facility. The Tennessee Department of Correction confirmed following protocol but did not disclose her current medical condition. Pike's lawyers reported she was alive and sought emergency court intervention.
HT World·2h ago·Nashville

