# Christa Pike in critical condition after botched Tennessee execution, lawyer says

https://mins.news/en/item/83067

- euronews, 2026-10-02 07:48 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/christa-pike-in-critical-condition-after-tennessee-botched-execution-lawyer-says

> Christa Pike is in critical condition after a botched execution in Tennessee, her lawyer says. Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer at a job training camp for young people.

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