# Tennessee governor orders outside review after Christa Pike survives execution attempt

https://mins.news/en/item/81656

- CBC News, 2026-10-01 10:17 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/christa-pike-failed-execution-9.7364816?cmp=rss

> Christa Pike, convicted of killing a classmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection late Wednesday, prison officials said. The failed attempt was the state’s first effort to put a woman to death in 200 years, prompting the governor to order an outside review.

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