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Coverage dated October 21, 2026 to October 23, 2026

From death row to a botched execution and back: A timeline of Christa Pike’s case

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — After spending decades in prison for a gruesome murder, Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. But something went wrong. The 50-year-old survived two ostensibly lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital, spent more than a week in…

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  1. New York Post

    Christa Pike talking in full sentences as she continues to recover from botched execution (opens New York Post)

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    Christa Pike was slated to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in 200 years — but instead became the first prisoner to ever survive a lethal injection.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    From death row to a botched execution and back: A timeline of Christa Pike’s case (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — After spending decades in prison for a gruesome murder, Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. But something went wrong. The 50-year-old survived two ostensibly lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital, spent more than a week in…

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