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Christa Pike's execution botched. Why Florida lawyers predicted it

Christa Pike's execution botched. Why Florida lawyers predicted it

On Sept. 30. the execution of Christa Pike went wrong, just as her attorneys said it could. Why this failed case matters to Florida inmates.
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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
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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.
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What to know about Christa Pike and her failed lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee

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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Christa Pike was second botched 2026 TN execution. Tony Carruthers was first

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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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.
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What to know about Christa Pike, who survived a lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee

What to know about Christa Pike, who survived a lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee

Christa Pike is still alive following a lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee
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Florida executes 77-year-old man convicted of a deadly hammer attack on a woman

Florida executes 77-year-old man convicted of a deadly hammer attack on a woman

A 77-year-old man convicted of killing a woman with a hammer has become the 16th person executed this year in Florida
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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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Florida executes elderly inmate for brutal murder of mom

Florida executes elderly inmate for brutal murder of mom

Florida executed Curtis Beasley by lethal injection on Tuesday for the brutal 1995 murder and robbery of 62-year-old mother of three Carolyn Monfort.
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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
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Federal court halts execution of Christa Pike in 11th hour

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.'