# What happened in Christa Pike’s failed execution — and what happens next?

https://mins.news/en/item/81835

- BBC News, 2026-10-01 12:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckge4eql4q7eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Tennessee authorities failed to execute convicted murderer Christa Pike by lethal injection. She survived two doses of pentobarbital and remains in critical condition, unconscious and on a ventilator. Governor Bill Lee has ordered an independent review and halted executions in Tennessee for the rest of the year. Her lawyers allege that IV lines were misplaced and have sought to preserve evidence.

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