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Christa Pike's Final Hours: Death Row Woman Refuses Last Meal, Says 'Not Afraid To Die'

Christa Pike declined a last meal and said she was 'not afraid to die' before Tennessee failed to complete her execution.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1

Convicted killer Christa Pike in ‘critical condition’ after two lethal injections fail to kill her

Christa Pike, who has been on death row in Tennessee for more than 30 years for torturing and murdering a classmate, was on Wednesday set to be executed, but the lethal injections meant to kill her failed. Pike was then transported to a medical facility, where her attorney says she…

France 24 · Oct 1

US death row inmate Christa Pike in hospital after surviving two lethal injections, lawyers say

Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people.

Euronews · Oct 1

Who Was Colleen Slemmer? The 19-Year-Old Murdered by Christa Pike After She 'Felt Mean That Day'

Colleen Slemmer was 19 when she was killed in Tennessee in 1995. Her life and family have drawn renewed attention after Christa Pike's execution was stayed.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

Who is Christa Pike? Is Christa Pike going to be executed? Here's what to know about the Tennessee woman on death row and the crime she committed back in 1995

Christa Pike, who was found guilty of the brutal murder of Colleen Slemmer back in 1995, was facing execution in Tennessee. However, a federal appeals court stepped in just prior to the execution, prompting a review of her mental health. Despite Pike's troubled upbringing, the family of Colleen Slemmer maintains…

The Economic Times · Sep 30

US Supreme Court clears way for Tennessee execution of woman for murder

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for Tennessee to execute Christa Pike, 50, the state's first woman put to death in 200 years. The ruling came hours after a federal appeals court temporarily halted the lethal injection to consider claims that Pike's childhood sexual abuse was not…

France 24 · Sep 30

Christa Pike’s Tennessee execution halted an hour before lethal injection; would have been first woman put to death in 200 years

Christa Pike's execution was halted on Wednesday, an hour before she was due to receive a lethal injection in Tennessee, after a federal appeals court agreed to review whether evidence of her childhood sexual abuse had been properly considered when she was sentenced to death.

The Times of India · Sep 30

What is a stay of execution? Christa Pike’s execution paused by appeals court

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The Independent UK · Sep 30

Tennessee woman on death row taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections

Christa Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring after lethal doses administered, say witnesses

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30

Christa Pike’s execution halted by appeals court an hour before it was set to take place

Pike, now 50, was scheduled to be executed Wednesday morning by lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville

The Independent UK · Sep 30