Christa Pike

Texas carries out first US execution since Christa Pike's botched lethal injections

Lawyers for Jamaal Howard had asked a judge to pause the execution after Christa Pike's botched lethal injections.

Oct 8, 2026 · byBBC

Texas Executes Inmate After Christa Pike Survives Botched Lethal Injection

Texas has carried out an execution days after Tennessee inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection ... with the condemned killer's final words directed at his victim's family. Jamaal Howard was pronounced dead Wednesday night at a…

Oct 8, 2026 · byTMZ

US puts inmate to death for first time since botched execution

A Texas death row inmate has been put to death by lethal injection - despite objections following Christa Pike's botched execution last week.

Oct 8, 2026 · bySky News

Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support before waking, lawyers say

Death row inmate who survived execution by lethal injection is said to be 'angry and confused' about what happened.

Oct 7, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Judge orders officials to preserve Pike execution evidence

A Nashville judge ordered Tennessee officials to preserve evidence from Christa Pike’s failed execution

Oct 7, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Christa Pike, Awake and Angry, Is at the Center of a Legal Storm

Her awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago.

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe New York Times

Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after botched execution

Pike's lawyers have said she was very aware of Tennessee's failed execution effort. A judge has ordered state officials to preserve all evidence from the botched execution.

Oct 7, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

Lawyers looking to block Texas man’s execution following Christa Pike’s botched execution

Lawyers for a Texas death row inmate are looking to block his execution following the botched lethal injection attempts against Christa Pike in Tennessee. Jamaal Howard is scheduled for execution by lethal injection on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. EDT, marking the first time an inmate has been put to death since Pike — who…

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Hill

Texas set to carry out first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa Pike

Jamaal Howard’s lawyers urge halt, citing risk of another failed execution after Pike’s ordeal in Tennessee Texas on Wednesday is scheduled to carry out the first execution in the US after the the botched lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee last week. Lawyers for Jamaal Howard, a Texas man on death row for capital murder, are seeking to halt the execution, arguing there are similar risks as in the case of Pike. Continue reading...

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Attorneys describe Christa Pike’s emotional reaction after waking up

On Monday night, Pike's legal team was told that Pike was braindead, and life support would be removed. But Pike woke up on Tuesday and began speaking.

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Hill

Judge orders that Christa Pike execution evidence be preserved

A week after the failed execution, Pike is awake but is said to be angry and confused. Her lawyers said Wednesday's hearing was about "transparency."

Oct 7, 2026 · byNPR

Christa Pike May Have Avoided Severe Brain Damage After Botched Execution

Christa Pike's courtroom battle produced one surprisingly hopeful clue about her recovery ... she wants her iPad back, a telling clue about her brain function. Los Angeles Magazine reporter Lauren Conlin joined Jakson on TMZ's "In The Know"…

Oct 7, 2026 · byTMZ

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 A judge ordered Tennessee officials on Wednesday to preserve all evidence related to the botched execution attempt on convicted murderer Christa Pike, as it emerged that the state has refused pleas from medical staff to allow her to be unshackled from her hospital bed. At a hearing in Nashville on Wednesday, judge I’Ashea Myles said: “Anything that was in the actual room” during the attempted execution a week ago must be preserved by the state, including all drugs, intravenous lines and tubing used in the death chamber. Continue reading...

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Lawyers reveal Christa Pike’s first words after she woke from botched execution

The convicted murderer was believed to be brain-dead on Monday night and was going to have her life support switched off when she regained consciousness on Tuesday morning and began speaking.

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Sydney Morning Herald

'Accidents happen': What Supreme Court has said about survivors of botched executions

As Tennessee officials consider another execution attempt for Christa Pike, legal scholars say a 1947 Supreme Court decision could be a key factor in any legal challenge.

Oct 7, 2026 · byABC News

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

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Independent

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

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Independent

Judge grants motion to preserve evidence in Christa Pike's botched execution

Christa Pike was sentenced to death after being convicted of the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.

Oct 7, 2026 · byABC News

Christa Pike's Attorneys Speak After Court Hearing, Watch Live

Christa Pike's attorneys are holding court after her dramatic court hearing ... and TMZ is streaming live. Randy Spivey and Kelly Gleason from the TN Office of the Post Conviction Defender, and Stephen Ferrell and Luke Ihnen from Federal Defender…

Oct 7, 2026 · byTMZ

Christa Pike Attorneys Back in Court for Emergency Hearing, Watch Live

Christa Pike is back at the center of a courtroom fight after surviving Tennessee's botched attempt to execute her ... and TMZ is streaming live. Pike's attorneys are in court this morning for a status conference tied to an emergency motion filed…

Oct 7, 2026 · byTMZ

Lawyers for Christa Pike, 1st known person to survive lethal injection drugs, to speak after court hearing

Oct 7, 2026 · byCBC News

Christa Pike Botched Execution Raises Questions Ahead of Texas Lethal Injection

Texas is moving forward with an execution just one week after Christa Pike survived a botched lethal injection in Tennessee ... and the condemned man's lawyers want to pump the brakes. Jamaal Howard is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in…

Oct 7, 2026 · byTMZ

Christa Pike’s lawyers hold press conference after she regains consciousness in hospital – latest updates

Tennessee prisoner awake and speaking after surviving state’s attempt to execute her last Wednesday Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say Christa Pike’s lawyers are holding a press conference today after revealing last night that their client was “conscious and speaking” following last week’s botched execution attempt in Tennessee . The 50-year old death row inmate is still receiving critical care in a hospital while “handcuffed and shackled to the bed,” her lawyers said on Tuesday, adding: “Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery.” Continue reading...

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Christa Pike has no memory of botched execution after ‘medically unprecedented’ survival, expert says

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

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Independent