Tennessee Fails to Execute Christa Pike After 2 Injections

Maximum-security prison at night with ambulance outside after Tennessee's failed Christa Pike execution attempt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee failed to carry out the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike late Wednesday night, after two doses of lethal injection drugs failed to kill her and she was taken by ambulance to a hospital instead. The botched execution has forced the state to halt all remaining executions in 2026 and … Read more