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Christa Pike execution botched in 1995 murder of Jacksonville teen

Christa Pike execution botched in 1995 murder of Jacksonville teen

Christa Pike, sentenced to death in the 1995 murder of a Florida woman, was still alive after 2 syringes of lethal injection chemicals, attorneys said
USA TodayUSA Today
What Christa Pike did to land on death row

What Christa Pike did to land on death row

Officials attempted to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection on Sept. 30. Here's what she did to land on death row.
ReutersReuters
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt

By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries.
Nashville TennesseanNashville Tennessean
Why was Christa Pike set to be executed? Case made her only woman on TN death row

Why was Christa Pike set to be executed? Case made her only woman on TN death row

Christa Pike was a student at the Knoxville Job Corps, a federal job training program, when she brutally killed fellow student Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
Cincinnati EnquirerCincinnati Enquirer
Who is Christa Pike? Tennessee's only woman on death row survives lethal injection

Who is Christa Pike? Tennessee's only woman on death row survives lethal injection

Christa Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, was featured on Investigation Discovery's "Mean Girl Murders." What to know about her case.
Nashville TennesseanNashville Tennessean
Did Christa Pike survive lethal injection execution in Tennessee? What happens next

Did Christa Pike survive lethal injection execution in Tennessee? What happens next

Christa Pike survived her execution after receiving two doses of pentobarbital, prompting questions about the next steps in the rare case.
Florida Times-UnionFlorida Times-Union
Christa Pike execution halted in 1995 murder of Jacksonville woman

Christa Pike execution halted in 1995 murder of Jacksonville woman

Christa Pike was convicted of killing Jacksonville, Florida native Colleen Slemmer, 19, in 1995. Her execution, set for Sept. 30, has been stayed.
Nashville TennesseanNashville Tennessean
Christa Pike scheduled to die by lethal injection in Tennessee: Updates

Christa Pike scheduled to die by lethal injection in Tennessee: Updates

Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. Her lethal injection is scheduled for Sept. 30.
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Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike in Tennessee for a murder she committed at age 18

Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike in Tennessee for a murder she committed at age 18

Tennessee's execution of Christa Gail Pike has been halted just an hour before it was set to begin
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Tennessee prepares to execute a woman for a crime she committed at age 18

Tennessee prepares to execute a woman for a crime she committed at age 18

Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder she committed at age 18
Nashville TennesseanNashville Tennessean
What did Christa Pike do? What to know ahead of Tennessee execution

What did Christa Pike do? What to know ahead of Tennessee execution

Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, is scheduled to be executed Sept. 30. Here's what to know about her case.
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Tennessee execution of Christa Gail Pike is halted by a court

Tennessee execution of Christa Gail Pike is halted by a court

A federal appeals court has halted the execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike about an hour before it was set to begin