UNCOVERED: 5 - The Untold Story

Tennessee’s top prison official resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike

Frank Strada leaving position as state launches independent investigation into what went wrong

The Guardian - US · Oct 3

Tennessee grandmother was arrested at gunpoint while babysitting 4 children. Now she says an AI match led police to the wrong woman

The officers did not independently verify the AI findings.

We Got This Covered · Oct 3

Christa Pike needed competent doctors

Lethal injection is a cruel procedure. If it's going to be done, doctors should be allowed to administer it

Salon · Oct 3

Botched execution leaves Tennessee murderer Christa Pike unconscious on ventilator

The 50-year-old received two doses of pentobarbital, but the drug did not kill her. Her lawyers said she has suffered significant injuries to both arms and remains intubated, meaning a breathing tube has been placed in her airway and connected to a ventilator to help her breathe. The filing gave…

The Times of India · Oct 3

Two failed executions in Tennessee have left experts questioning the death penalty

Tennessee is facing criticism after the failed execution of Christa Pike

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Christa Pike remains on ventilator after failed execution in Tennessee

Attorneys say hospital staff are working to clear pentobarbital she was administered from her system

The Guardian - US · Oct 2

Christa Pike is on life support after ‘IV issue’ led to failed execution, attorneys say

The execution team worked for an hour to administer the lethal drugs, according to Pike's defense lawyer who counted at least seven needles in her arm

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Christa Pike Survives Two Rounds of Pentobarbital: Inside the Night Tennessee's Execution System Broke Down

Tennessee gave death row inmate Christa Pike two rounds of pentobarbital on September 30 — and she survived both, in a historic capital punishment failure.

Latin Times · Oct 2

Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say

Christa Pike's attorneys say she remained in a hospital where she was placed on a ventilator and unconscious hours after her failed execution in Tennessee

The Independent UK · Oct 2

'Bring Back the Electric Chair': Marsha Blackburn's Vow After Christa Pike Survives Two Pentobarbital Doses

US Senator Marsha Blackburn has called for greater use of Tennessee's electric chair after Christa Pike survived a failed execution, prompting a review and an executions pause.

International Business Times UK · Oct 2