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Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
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What we know
Pike's lawyer says doctors are still trying to clear two lethal doses of pentobarbital from her body.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Axios
Christa Pike's execution failed. Here's how lethal injection works
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
What we know about Christa Pike’s condition after failed execution
- New development reported by BBC News World
Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says
- New development reported by WalesOnline
Witnesses 'haunted' by botched execution of satanic killer Christa Pike
- Picked up by Euronews
Christa Pike in critical condition after Tennessee botched execution, lawyer says
- Picked up by Birmingham Mail
Witnesses 'haunted' as Christa Pike fights for her life after failed lethal injections
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Calls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike
- Picked up by The Hill
Christa Pike in critical condition after failed execution attempts: Lawyer
- Picked up by CBS News
- New development reported by New York Times Homepage
Christa Pike Is Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Christa Pike Was Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Christa Pike unconscious and on a ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Christa Pike unconscious, on a ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say
- Picked up by ABC News
Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after botched execution: Attorneys
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Death row execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, US attorneys say
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, attorneys say
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Christa Pike unconscious and on a ventilator after failed execution
View full timeline · 39 reports
- First reported by Axios
Christa Pike's execution failed. Here's how lethal injection works
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
What we know about Christa Pike’s condition after failed execution
- New development reported by BBC News World
Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says
- New development reported by WalesOnline
Witnesses 'haunted' by botched execution of satanic killer Christa Pike
- Picked up by Euronews
Christa Pike in critical condition after Tennessee botched execution, lawyer says
- Picked up by Birmingham Mail
Witnesses 'haunted' as Christa Pike fights for her life after failed lethal injections
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Calls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike
- Picked up by The Hill
Christa Pike in critical condition after failed execution attempts: Lawyer
- Picked up by CBS News
- New development reported by New York Times Homepage
Christa Pike Is Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Christa Pike Was Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Christa Pike unconscious and on a ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Christa Pike unconscious, on a ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say
- Picked up by ABC News
Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after botched execution: Attorneys
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Death row execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, US attorneys say
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, attorneys say
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Christa Pike unconscious and on a ventilator after failed execution
- Picked up by Washington Post Politics
Christa Pike was on ventilator, unconscious after botched lethal injection, lawyers say
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Christa Pike Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt
- Picked up by CBC World
Christa Pike on ventilator after surviving Tennessee execution attempt, lawyer says
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
With Christa Pike Unconscious, Another Execution Attempt Is in Doubt
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, attorneys say
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
How a Failed Execution Left Christa Pike Hovering Between Life and Death
- Picked up by STV News
Christa Pike on a ventilator after failed Tennessee execution, lawyers say
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say
- Picked up by Sky News World
Prisons chief resigns after failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee
- Picked up by Sky News World
Tennessee prisons chief resigns after failed execution of Christa Pike
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Tennessee prisons chief resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike
- New development reported by ABC News
Tennessee Corrections commissioner resigns days after failed Christa Pike execution
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Tennessee’s top prison official resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
US prison chief resigns after failed execution of death-row inmate Christa Pike
- Picked up by France 24 English
Tennessee prison chief who oversaw botched Christa Pike execution resigns
- Picked up by The Hill
Tennessee corrections commissioner to resign after botched Christa Pike execution
- Picked up by BBC News World
Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution
- New development reported by BBC News World
Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
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19 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- BBC NewsChrista Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
- France 24 EnglishTennessee prison chief who oversaw botched Christa Pike execution resigns
- South China Morning PostTennessee prisons chief resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike
- Sky NewsPrisons chief resigns after failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee
- STV NewsChrista Pike on a ventilator after failed Tennessee execution, lawyers say
- Channel NewsAsia LatestTennessee execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, attorneys say
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- CBCChrista Pike on ventilator after surviving Tennessee execution attempt, lawyer says
- Washington PostChrista Pike was on ventilator, unconscious after botched lethal injection, lawyers say
- The Straits TimesDeath row execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, US attorneys say
- ABC NewsChrista Pike unconscious and on ventilator after botched execution: Attorneys
- NBC News Top StoriesChrista Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say
- The New York TimesChrista Pike Is Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt
- CBS NewsQuestions emerge after Christa Pike's botched execution
- The HillChrista Pike in critical condition after failed execution attempts: Lawyer
- Birmingham MailWitnesses 'haunted' as Christa Pike fights for her life after failed lethal injections
- EuronewsChrista Pike in critical condition after Tennessee botched execution, lawyer says
- WalesOnlineWitnesses 'haunted' by botched execution of satanic killer Christa Pike
- The GuardianTennessee suspends executions as Christa Pike’s lawyer says failed lethal injection leaves her in critical condition
- AxiosChrista Pike's execution failed. Here's how lethal injection works