18 days ago · United States
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injections
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What we know
A Tennessee woman convicted of a murder three decades ago survived two lethal injection doses on Wednesday, marking the state's second failed execution this year. Christa Pike, 50, had been set to become the first woman to be executed in the southern US state in 200 years.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by NBC News Top Stories
Tennessee execution of lone woman on death row halted by federal appeals court
- New development reported by NBC News Top Stories
‘It was a mess’: Tennessee fails to execute inmate after 2 lethal injections
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Tennessee can execute lone woman on death row, Supreme Court rules
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Ahead of rare execution, lone woman on Tennessee’s death row says ‘I am at peace’
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Tennessee inmate still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyer says
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Tennessee inmate survived two lethal injections, her lawyer said in motion to halt execution
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Ahead of rare execution, lone woman on Tennessee death row says ‘I am at peace’
- New development reported by NBC News Top Stories
Christa Pike: What to know about the case of Tennessee death row inmate
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Tennessee inmate survived two lethal injections, her lawyer says in motion to halt execution
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Court Pauses Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row
- New development reported by CBC World
After day of delays, witnesses say Tennessee unable to carry out execution of Christa Pike
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Supreme Court Allows Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row
- Picked up by The Hill
Tennessee inmate Christa Pike still alive after lethal injection dose, lawyers say
- Picked up by France 24 English
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injections
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- France 24 EnglishTennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injections
- The HillTennessee inmate Christa Pike still alive after lethal injection dose, lawyers say
- CBCAfter day of delays, witnesses say Tennessee unable to carry out execution of Christa Pike
- The New York TimesCourt Pauses Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row
- NBC News Top StoriesTennessee execution of lone woman on death row halted by federal appeals court