https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/christa-pike/ The latest Flip News stories on christa-pike. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:23 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-ventilator-unconscious-court-filing/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-ventilator-unconscious-court-filing/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT An emergency court filing on Friday revealed Christa Pike is unconscious, intubated and on a ventilator with both arms swollen, burned and blistered two days after Tennessee's failed lethal injection, as her lawyers called the state's actions 'reckless' and sought commutation of her sentence. Sarah Whitfield christa-pike tennessee death-penalty botched-execution capital-punishment The Tennessean https://flipnews.co.uk/world/tennessee-prisons-chief-strada-resigns/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/tennessee-prisons-chief-strada-resigns/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that corrections commissioner Frank Strada has offered his resignation and will step down this month, days after Christa Pike survived two rounds of lethal injection. Sarah Whitfield christa-pike tennessee death-penalty botched-execution capital-punishment The Tennessean https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-critical-condition-commutation-call/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-critical-condition-commutation-call/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Christa Pike remains in critical condition at a Nashville hospital more than 28 hours after surviving two doses of lethal-injection drugs; her lawyers call it "chemical torture" and demand Governor Bill Lee commute her sentence immediately. Sarah Whitfield christa-pike tennessee death-penalty botched-execution capital-punishment Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-execution-goes-wrong-tennessee/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-execution-goes-wrong-tennessee/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hours after the US Supreme Court cleared the way 6-3, witnesses say Christa Pike was still breathing after two syringes of pentobarbital, as her lawyers filed emergency motions alleging 'unnecessary agony'. Sarah Whitfield christa-pike death-penalty tennessee us-supreme-court The Tennessean https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-tennessee-halts-executions-review/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-tennessee-halts-executions-review/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gov. Bill Lee ordered a comprehensive third-party review of Christa Pike's botched execution and paused every remaining 2026 execution, including Gary Wayne Sutton's Dec 3 date. Sarah Whitfield christa-pike death-penalty tennessee third-party-review The Tennessean https://flipnews.co.uk/world/tennessee-governor-halts-executions-pike/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/tennessee-governor-halts-executions-pike/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has halted the state's remaining 2026 execution and ordered a third-party review after death row inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital. Sarah Whitfield christa-pike death-penalty tennessee us-supreme-court Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-execution-halted/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-execution-halted/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Sixth Circuit issued a last-minute stay of Christa Pike's execution in Tennessee while judges review her attorneys' arguments about childhood abuse, with witnesses already gathered at the prison. Sarah Whitfield christa-pike tennessee death-penalty us USA Today