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Nashville Tennessean
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.
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Nashville Tennessean
Is Christa Pike alive? What we know after failed execution in Tennessee
Christa Pike's attorneys do not currently know her condition, or even where she's located, but have said she is being treated at a nearby hospital.
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Reuters
US Supreme Court sides with Tennessee to allow its first execution of a woman in 200 years
By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Tennessee could proceed with its first execution of a woman in 200 years, clearing the way for Christa Pike to be put to death by lethal injection for murdering a schoolmate three decades ago.
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Nashville Tennessean
Readers narrowly opposed Bill Lee in Christa Pike poll | Opinion
A new poll shows readers are divided over Gov. Bill Lee's decision to let the execution of Christa Pike proceed.
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AP News
What to know about Christa Pike and her failed lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee
Christa Pike is still alive following a lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee
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The Commercial Appeal
Christa Pike was second botched 2026 TN execution. Tony Carruthers was first
The state of Tennessee attempted to execute Tony Carruthers on May 21 for a triple murder. A doctor failed to insert a secondary IV as required.
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Florida Times-Union
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.
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Nashville Tennessean
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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USA Today
Federal court halts execution of Christa Pike in 11th hour
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an order the morning of Sept. 30 staying Pike's execution 'until further order of this court.'
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Reuters
Christa Pike gets "life-saving medical care" after surviving Tennessee execution
By Jonathan Allen Oct 1 (Reuters) - Christa Pike was receiving "life-saving medical care" in a Nashville hospital on Thursday hours after she survived two attempts by Tennessee to execute her with lethal injections, her lawyers said, renewing scrutiny of capital punishment in the US.
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Nashville Tennessean
US Supreme Court declines to stop Christa Pike's execution
The U.S. Supreme Court will not stop Christa Pike's execution, scheduled for 10 a.m. Sept. 30.
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Reuters
Appeals court halts Tennessee's first execution of a woman in two centuries
By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in Tennessee, less than two hours before she was scheduled to become the first woman that state has put to death in more than two hundred years. The 6th U.S.
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