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Christa Pike can speak again after failed execution: What are her lawyers planning next and will a second attempt be considered as double jeopardy?- Who was Colleen Slemmer? The 19-year-old murdered by Christa Pike in 1995 as a failed execution puts the case back in the spotlight
- Tennessee Republicans push to explore new execution methods after failed Christa Pike execution
- Christa Pike's Execution: Who is Frank Strada? Tennessee prisons chief resigns after the state failed to put the convicted murderer to deathFrank Strada has officially stepped down from his role as the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction. His resignation comes...04 Oct, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
- What is Pentobarbital injection? The drug used in Christa Pike’s failed Tennessee execution has come under scrutinyChrista Pike was scheduled for execution in Tennessee but survived after two doses of pentobarbital were administered. The execution attemp...02 Oct, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
- Inside Tennessee’s first female execution in 200 years, and how it went wrongA Tennessee execution failed after Christa Pike remained alive despite receiving two doses of pentobarbital, breathing and making sounds fo...02 Oct, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
- Christa Pike survived two lethal injection doses: Will the death penalty be postponed or will Tennessee try again soon?Christa Pike was convicted of killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville in 1995. Pike was 18 at the time. Prosecutors said Slemmer w...01 Oct, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
- What did Christa Pike do to be executed? 31 years ago, she and boyfriend attacked classmate with box cutter, carved pentagram, here's whyChrista Pike, Tennessee’s only woman on death row, was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, her classmate...01 Oct, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
- Who is Christa Pike? Is Christa Pike going to be executed? Here's what to know about the Tennessee woman on death row and the crime she committed back in 1995Christa Pike, who was found guilty of the brutal murder of Colleen Slemmer back in 1995, was facing execution in Tennessee. However, a fede...01 Oct, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
- Gary Wayne Sutton too on death row in Tennessee but his execution delayed after Christa Pike survives lethal injection: What happens next in Tennessee death penalty case?Sutton has been on Tennessee's death row since 1996 for the 1992 murder of Tommy Griffin. He and his uncle, James Henderson Dellinger, were...01 Oct, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
- Is Christa Pike still alive? US death row inmate in hospital after heart kept beating through two lethal injectionsTennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was executed but complications arose following two lethal injections administered. Her legal team a...01 Oct, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
- Christa Pike said that she had ‘love’ for people who hated her before Tennessee’s failed execution attemptChrista Gail Pike's lethal injection execution in Tennessee took a dramatic turn when the procedure was halted due to complications. Her fi...01 Oct, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
- ‘Alive and snoring’: Tennessee fails to execute Christa Pike after administering 2 lethal injection dosesTennessee fails to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection; she remained alive post-procedure. Her legal team quickly responded, filing an...01 Oct, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
- Christa Gail Pike death penalty: US Supreme Court allows Tennessee execution to go forward overturning a last-minute stay. Why was it halted? Details hereChrista Gail Pike does not deny committing the killing, but her supporters argue the state should consider Pike’s age at the time, mental i...01 Oct, 2026, 04.42 AM IST
- Tennessee court saves Christa Gail Pike an hour before execution: Who is she and why she is being called a 'Satanic killer'?A Tennessee court has halted Christa Gail Pike's execution just moments before it was set to begin. Pike, on death row for the 1995 murder ...30 Sep, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
- Christa Pike execution halted at last minute: Why her 1995 murder case is raising questions about death sentences for 18-year-oldsA federal appeals court has halted Christa Gail Pike's execution while reviewing the consideration of her childhood trauma. Pike, who was c...30 Sep, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
- Christa Pike execution: How much does it cost taxpayers to carry out a death penalty in Tennessee?Christa Pike stands as Tennessee's only female death row inmate, set for execution over a crime dating back to 1995. Experts highlight that...30 Sep, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
- Christa Pike: US Supreme Court rejects last-minute bid to halt execution without any explanationChrista Pike, the only female inmate on death row in Tennessee, is set to be executed on September 30. The US Supreme Court has dismissed h...30 Sep, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
- Christa Pike, first woman to face execution in Tennessee in 200 years, was sexually abused as toddler and raped twice; fresh details emergeAfter over three decades on death row, Christa Pike is set to be executed for the murder of her classmate. Convicted at the age of 18, her ...29 Sep, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
- Christa Pike, the lone Tennessee woman on death row, breaks silence ahead of rare execution; here’s what she saidChrista Pike is set to be executed in Tennessee, becoming the first woman to face execution in over 200 years. After being on death row for...29 Sep, 2026, 09.27 AM IST
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