Christa Pike discharged from hospital and returned to Tennessee prison after botched executionDeath‑row inmate Christa Pike, 50, left the hospital on Saturday and was taken back to the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, ending a ten‑day stay after two pentobarbital doses failed to kill her on 30 September.11 October 2026
Christa Pike remains on a ventilator after failed Tennessee executionThe death row inmate is critically ill in hospital after executioners spent hours failing to find a viable vein.5 October 2026
