SocietyTennessee fails to carry out Christa Pike’s execution by lethal injection

Name: Tennessee fails to carry out Christa Pike’s execution by lethal injection
Uploaded: 2026-10-01T08:48:10.000Z
Description: Tennessee officials were unable to execute Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday for a 1995 murder, media witnesses said. The lethal injection was halted for hours while courts considered a last-minute appeal, in what would have been the state’s first execution of a woman in at least 200 years.

Tennessee officials were unable to execute Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday for a 1995 murder, media witnesses said. The lethal injection was halted for hours while courts considered a last-minute appeal, in what would have been the state’s first execution of a woman in at least 200 years.

The Associated Press 2026-10-01 08:48