Randy Spivey
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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What could happen to Christa Pike now after killer survives two lethal injections
Convicted murderer survives botched execution in Tennessee, sparking questions about how the state and her legal team plan to proceed with her case
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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say
The prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital as authorities tried to put her to death on 30 September
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Tennessee’s top prison official resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike
Frank Strada leaving position as state launches independent investigation into what went wrong
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Christa Pike donated her last meal before botched execution to homeless
Christa Pike’s defense team warned a judge that a lethal injection was a bad idea due to her small veins and blood disorder
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Christa Pike on life support after ‘IV issue’ led to failed execution, attorneys say
The execution team worked for an hour to administer the lethal drugs, according to Pike's defense lawyer who counted at least seven needles in her arm
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Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution
Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people.
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Christa Pike latest: Trump breaks silence on botched execution
Pike was due to be the first woman put to death in the state in more than 200 years
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Calls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike
Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee Wednesday ‘unimaginably barbaric’
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Tennessee suspends executions as Christa Pike’s lawyer says failed lethal injection leaves her in critical condition
Independent inquiry ordered after failed execution of Pike, who was convicted of 1994 murder
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How the botched execution of Christa Pike unfolded, by someone in the room
Those in the room report an hour-plus of what sounded like snoring coming from Pike
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How Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute
Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed
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What to know about Christa Pike, who survived a lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee
Christa Pike is still alive following a lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee
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Tennessee suspends executions as Christa Pike’s lawyer says failed lethal injection leaves her in critical condition
Independent inquiry ordered after failed execution of Pike, who was convicted of 1994 murder
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Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says
Pike’s lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.
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Christa Pike remains alive hours after Tennessee failed in executing her
The 50-year-old death row inmate was still heard snoring over the chamber microphone more than an hour after executioners administered two separate doses of pentobarbital
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Christa Pike’s attempted execution fails as she survives two lethal injections
Pike was due to be the first woman put to death in the state in 200 years
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Christa Pike execution: Tennessee governor rejects clemency plea
If the execution proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years.