Christa Pike
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Medical experts shocked by Tennessee team’s ‘malpractice’ in Christa Pike’s failed execution
New details of IV team’s attempts to find a vein shared by Pike’s lawyer ‘shocked and disturbed’ practitioners
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Execution staff worried IV site 'might be blowing' while struggling to insert needles on Christa Pike, court filing says
Execution staff worried IV site 'might be blowing' while struggling to insert needles on Christa Pike, court filing says
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Christa Pike recovers from botched execution as poll opposes second tries
Three weeks on from the botched execution, convicted killer Christa Pike continues her recovery
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Florida kills 77-year-old man in state’s 18th execution of year
Vietnam veteran William Reaves executed by lethal injection despite letter from fellow veterans urging halt
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Christa Pike survived execution. Now Americans have their say
The four-day survey, completed on Monday, showed 39 percent of respondents thought convicts should instead serve life in prison after a failed execution, while 26 percent were unsure of the best approach
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Florida is set to carry out 18th execution this year and moving closer to tying record
Florida is set to carry out its 18th execution this year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aggressive use of the death penalty
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Christa Pike case shows why UK was right to abolish death penalty: Christa Ackroyd
I was going to tell you this week about the most wonderful uplifting family day at the Horse of the Year show.
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Tennessee death row inmate gets one year reprieve after Christa Pike debacle
Gary Wayne Sutton, who was set to be executed on December 3, will remain on death row longer than expected as a probe into Pike’s botched lethal injections is carried out
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Death row inmate killed by lethal injection days after Christa Pike botched execution
James Robertson's execution came at a time of escalating attention on the death penalty in the U.S.
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Video. Emergency call about Christa Pike’s botched execution released
Video. A newly released emergency call recording reveals confusion among Tennessee prison officials and dispatchers after Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt.
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Watch: Emergency calls from botched Christa Pike execution released
A series of calls, obtained by the Associated Press, reveal emergency services were delayed in reaching Pike.
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Florida to execute a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence
A Florida prisoner who claimed he killed his cellmate so he could be moved to death row is set to be executed, nearly 18 years after the fatal attack
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Confusion among prison officials after Christa Pike’s botched execution delayed help
Pike was discharged from the hospital and is back at the women’s prison where she was housed for 30 years
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Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal
Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings reviewed by The Associated Press
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Capital punishment is surging in the US – but after Christa Pike’s botched execution, what is its future?
Trump has used the full might of the presidency to supercharge executions, but an avalanche of mishaps has put the system’s flaws in the spotlight
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Christa Pike discharged from hospital ten days after botched execution in Tennessee
Pike survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection
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Christa Pike discharged from hospital 10 days after failed execution
Pike's lawyers say she is "grateful" to the medical team who cared for her after she survived two lethal injections last month.
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Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison after botched execution attempt
Pike’s lawyers said she is back in same prison she’s lived in for last 30 years and will continue to receive medical care
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Christa Pike, who survived an execution attempt, is discharged from hospital, attorney says
Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison
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JD Vance says he won’t watch Hegseth’s planned Fort Hood shooter execution livestream
American armed forces have not carried out an execution by firing squad since World War II
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A botched execution and plans for one in public show the US is conflicted about capital punishment
Americans have long been divided over executing the nation’s worst criminals
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Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for the first time
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant, halting the execution of William Lee Thompson
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Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time
Governor halts execution of William Lee Thompson, after Christa Pike survived failed lethal injections
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Homeland security secretary claims Mamdani’s comments after New York ICE shooting ‘incite hostility’ – US politics live
Markwayne Mullin addressed the Bronx shooting of a man in a car with a five-year-old present after New York’s mayor said ICE is ‘rotten to its core’
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‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation
Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live
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US to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter, 'torture' for UN
Convicted military base shooter Nidal Hasan's execution will take place on 3 December at Fort Hood military base, where he committed the shooting. It will be the first US military execution carried out by a firing squad since World War II.
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Christa Pike's health has seen 'profound turnaround' in last three days, lawyers say
Pike's lawyers say her recovery is "remarkable" as they give an update on her condition after she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection.
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Are public executions legal in the US? Hegseth promises firing squad livestream
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan’s death will be broadcast, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says, making it the first public exhibition of the death penalty in the U.S. in 90 years
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Christa Pike survived a botched execution. So did 7 other inmates in recent decades
Christa Pike, who has regained consciousness and is speaking a week Tennessee failed to execute her, is believed to be the only person to survive after receiving lethal injection drugs during an execution
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Video. Christa Pike's lawyer: She woke up and began talking
Video. Christa Pike has regained consciousness after surviving two supposedly lethal doses of pentobarbital during a botched execution. Her lawyer says Pike was believed to be brain dead and close to being taken off life support before unexpectedly waking up and speaking.
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Texas execution first in US since Pike's botched lethal injection
Texas has executed seven people so far this year, up from five in both 2025 and 2024. A further two executions are scheduled to take place in the state in November.
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Why new recycling bins simply won’t be big enough
Our letter writer expresses concern over York's new recycling bins
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Christa Pike is walking for first time after botched execution, lawyer says
‘She’s back, she’s alive, we’re happy about that, but she’s not mentally fully recovered,’ says attorney Stephen Farrell
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America carries out first execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection
The final words of Jamaal Howard have been revealed
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Thursday briefing: Why young people are taking to the streets across France
In today’s newsletter: A youth-led movement is protesting crumbling school buildings and teacher shortages while turning adult focus onto wider educational inequalities
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Christa Pike now walking after US execution went wrong, lawyer says
A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.
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Trying to execute Christa Pike again would push into uncharted legal territory, experts say
After Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived an execution attempt it's unclear whether the state will try again
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Texas set to carry out first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa Pike
Jamaal Howard’s lawyers urged halt, citing risk of another failed execution, but court denied request
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Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after failed execution, lawyers say
Lawyers say the convicted killer was surprised to have survived and remained "shackled" to her hospital bed.
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What happens next to Christa Pike?
Christa Pike is conscious after surviving a botched lethal injection, leading many to wonder if the state of Tennessee will try again to execute her.
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Trump’s ‘Judgment day’? Why death penalty crusade is bringing back firing squads
Trump is letting the Pentagon revive a killing method that hasn’t been used in decades while the president tries to speed up executions of federal death row inmates, Alex Woodward writes
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Christa Pike severely unwell, ‘angry and confused’, says lawyer, after judge orders all execution evidence preserved – latest
Lawyer says Pike cannot move her arms or swallow, has a blot clot and pneumonia, adding that a request to unshackle her was refused; judge tells Tennessee officials to preserve all evidence from botched execution
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Christa Pike’s advisor reveals what happened when she woke up from botched execution
Dr Joel Zivot, who is advising Pike’s legal team, has spoken about the death row killer’s prognosis and the challenges she now faces
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Tennessee ordered to preserve evidence from botched Christa Pike execution
The Tennessee Attorney General's Office argued a court order was unnecessary as evidence from the death chamber already had been collected and logged
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Lawyers seek to block Texas man’s execution, citing ‘similar risk’ to Christa Pike
Jamaal Howard would be the first person executed by the US since Christa Pike’s failed injection last week
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Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?
Christa Pike has regained consciousness and is speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee
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Christa Pike’s lawyer reveals her first words on waking up from botched execution
The death row inmate’s lawyers also said that they are unsure whether she will regain use of her arms
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Judge orders officials to preserve all evidence tied to Christa Pike’s botched execution
Judge tells Tennessee officials all items in execution room must be saved as Pike remains restrained in hospital bed
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Watch: From brain dead to ‘shock’ recovery - what we know about Christa Pike
The US death row inmate's legal team said at a press conference that she is now "conscious and speaking" after her failed execution.
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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say
Lawyers seek preservation of evidence after prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital on 30 September
