# Christa Pike on ventilator after surviving Tennessee execution attempt, lawyer says

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- CBC News, 2026-10-02 20:49 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/christa-pike-ventilator-tennessee-execution-9.7367500?cmp=rss

> Christa Pike is receiving breathing assistance from a ventilator after Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed earlier this week, her attorneys say. Pike was convicted of killing a classmate in 1995, when she was 18.

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