Loading video...

Video Failed to Load

There was a problem loading this video. This could be due to a temporary network issue or the video might be unavailable.

Tennessee halted executions after officials failed to carry out the lethal injection of death row inmate Christa Pike. It was the second time this year that officials in the state botched an execution attempt. Her attorneys say she remains alive and in critical condition after the state administered two... show more

PBS News

1,222,701 subscribers

21,437 views • 3 days ago •via X (Twitter)

Anya Rossi• Live Now

Private livecam show

14 Comments

richarddacat3 days ago

The needle is supposed to go in the vein. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Jackson22443 days ago

Christa Pike is a DEMON 👿

MommaKel3 days ago

No one has been as tormented as she has been…. Really????? How about her victim, Colleen?

Jackson22443 days ago

This is how she survived the execution

MAGA Tia3 days ago

Who cares if she suffered?! What about that poor girl that she brutally beat and slashed with a box cutter for at least 1/2 hour to an hour?! This girl begged for her life so they need to try another execution manner and SOON!

MommaKel3 days ago

Maybe Canada can help. They seem to have the procedure down pat!

Paula Dickerson3 days ago

She never should have received the death penalty, given her age and history of abuse.

Rick2 days ago

While Tennessee attempts to kill a female murderer after 31 years incarceration….. Texas female police officer committed murder too…. Shot dead an innocent black man in his apartment. Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was granted parole by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles after serving seven years of a 10-year murder sentence.

Cuyose3 days ago

If at first, you don't succeed.....

Cyber Hunter2 days ago

The fact that multiple executions are hitting massive roadblocks raises serious questions. When procedures that should be straightforward keep failing under bizarre circumstances, it's hard not to wonder if incompetence or deliberate obstruction is at play.

GrannyatHome3 days ago

I hope the Governor ponders on the 5th Commandment. Lock her up. Throw away the keys.

Lenn Eck2 days ago

“administer the medication” i thought it was poison to kill her? Must be a fine line between medication and poison.

Emanuel kittrell2 days ago

She devil foreal dam that’s wild

Adam Elmore3 days ago

@grok can you tell me if Christa pike suffered more than any other person given a lethal injection?

Related Videos

🚨 TRUMP ASKED ABOUT CHRISTA PIKE’S FAILED EXECUTION President Trump was asked today for his reaction after Tennessee’s attempt to execute Christa Pike failed and she survived two doses of pentobarbital. Pike remains hospitalized in critical condition, while Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has halted the state’s remaining executions for the year and ordered an independent review. 🎥 Here’s what Trump had to say:

🚨 TRUMP ASKED ABOUT CHRISTA PIKE’S FAILED EXECUTION President Trump was asked today for his reaction after Tennessee’s attempt to execute Christa Pike failed and she survived two doses of pentobarbital. Pike remains hospitalized in critical condition, while Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has halted the state’s remaining executions for the year and ordered an independent review. 🎥 Here’s what Trump had to say:

Lindsay 🇺🇸

49,246 views • 3 days ago

Christa Pike remained alive after two doses of pentobarbital were administered in Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute Pike on Wednesday, according to her attorneys and media witnesses.

Christa Pike remained alive after two doses of pentobarbital were administered in Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute Pike on Wednesday, according to her attorneys and media witnesses.

ABC News

33,626 views • 3 days ago

Death row inmate Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee authorities failed to execute her despite multiple lethal injections. Her lawyers say she is one of the only people to ever survive a lethal injection. Whit Johnson has details.

Death row inmate Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee authorities failed to execute her despite multiple lethal injections. Her lawyers say she is one of the only people to ever survive a lethal injection. Whit Johnson has details.

World News Tonight

67,605 views • 3 days ago

The Governor of Tennessee has ordered all state executions to be suspended and launched an independent review after an inmate survived attempts to execute her. Christa Pike's execution was halted and she was taken to hospital when she was still showing signs of life after receiving two lethal injections. Governor Bill Lee said he was "highly disappointed". 50-year-old Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 aged 18 for murdering her 19-year-old schoolmate Colleen Slemmer. Including Pike, there are 40 people currently on death row in the state of Tennessee. It is the second failed attempt to execute someone in the U.S. state this year, after prison officials failed to find a suitable vein for the lethal injection of inmate Tony Carruthers, who was also convicted of murder. Warning: this video contains content some viewers may find distressing. #Channel4News #News #ChristaPike #Tennessee #America #Prison

The Governor of Tennessee has ordered all state executions to be suspended and launched an independent review after an inmate survived attempts to execute her. Christa Pike's execution was halted and she was taken to hospital when she was still showing signs of life after receiving two lethal injections. Governor Bill Lee said he was "highly disappointed". 50-year-old Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 aged 18 for murdering her 19-year-old schoolmate Colleen Slemmer. Including Pike, there are 40 people currently on death row in the state of Tennessee. It is the second failed attempt to execute someone in the U.S. state this year, after prison officials failed to find a suitable vein for the lethal injection of inmate Tony Carruthers, who was also convicted of murder. Warning: this video contains content some viewers may find distressing. #Channel4News #News #ChristaPike #Tennessee #America #Prison

Channel 4 News

31,276 views • 3 days ago

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Christa Pike has survived two lethal injection attempts during her scheduled execution in Tennessee. The execution was halted after officials were unable to complete the procedure. Pike was subsequently taken to a hospital, where she remains under medical care.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Christa Pike has survived two lethal injection attempts during her scheduled execution in Tennessee. The execution was halted after officials were unable to complete the procedure. Pike was subsequently taken to a hospital, where she remains under medical care.

NBA Movie 247 UPDATE 🏀

815,464 views • 2 days ago

The high-profile execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike is in disarray after two lethal injections failed to kill her. Witnesses say prison officials administered the drugs but 40 minutes later Pike was still alive.

Al Jazeera English

128,904 views • 3 days ago

Witnesses say Christa Pike remained alive and breathing after Tennessee officials administered two rounds of pentobarbital during an attempt to execute her Wednesday. Pike, 50, was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, committed when Pike was 18. She would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. “I’ve witnessed, I believe, five executions in Tennessee, "said WKRN reporter Tori Gessner, who witnessed the proceedings. "Nothing about today was normal, typical, at all."

Witnesses say Christa Pike remained alive and breathing after Tennessee officials administered two rounds of pentobarbital during an attempt to execute her Wednesday. Pike, 50, was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, committed when Pike was 18. She would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. “I’ve witnessed, I believe, five executions in Tennessee, "said WKRN reporter Tori Gessner, who witnessed the proceedings. "Nothing about today was normal, typical, at all."

CBS News

65,087 views • 3 days ago

⚡️ “Interesting situation”: Trump comments on Christa Pike’s failed execution “There was an execution, and the drug didn’t quite work,” the U.S. president said, adding that the procedure “shouldn’t be that complicated.” Meanwhile, Christa Pike, who survived the failed lethal injection in Tennessee, remains in critical condition, U.S. media report, citing her lawyers. After the botched execution, Tennessee authorities suspended further executions and launched a review of what happened.

⚡️ “Interesting situation”: Trump comments on Christa Pike’s failed execution “There was an execution, and the drug didn’t quite work,” the U.S. president said, adding that the procedure “shouldn’t be that complicated.” Meanwhile, Christa Pike, who survived the failed lethal injection in Tennessee, remains in critical condition, U.S. media report, citing her lawyers. After the botched execution, Tennessee authorities suspended further executions and launched a review of what happened.

NEXTA

52,075 views • 3 days ago

🇺🇸 Tennessee tried to execute Christa Pike on Wednesday, and she was still snoring after 2 doses of the drug meant to kill her Pike, 50, has been on death row since the 1990s for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a classmate she and her boyfriend beat and tortured to death when Pike was 18. She would have been the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years. Witnesses say she talked, moaned, and kept breathing after the injection started, then snored loud enough to hear through a closed curtain. Governor Bill Lee halted the remaining executions this year and ordered a review. Her lawyers say she is in critical condition at a hospital. The sentence was for a killing. The failure is that the state could not carry it out. Writer: Lucas

🇺🇸 Tennessee tried to execute Christa Pike on Wednesday, and she was still snoring after 2 doses of the drug meant to kill her Pike, 50, has been on death row since the 1990s for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a classmate she and her boyfriend beat and tortured to death when Pike was 18. She would have been the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years. Witnesses say she talked, moaned, and kept breathing after the injection started, then snored loud enough to hear through a closed curtain. Governor Bill Lee halted the remaining executions this year and ordered a review. Her lawyers say she is in critical condition at a hospital. The sentence was for a killing. The failure is that the state could not carry it out. Writer: Lucas

Mario Nawfal

52,773 views • 3 days ago

Breaking: Tennessee’s Governor Bill Lee has ordered all death row executions to be put on hold after the state failed for the second time in 5 months to execute a death row inmate. Christa Pike is still alive and currently in the hospital after receiving two lethal injections. Witnesses in the room report that Pike could be heard snoring and gasping for air for more than an hour after the lethal injections were administered. At one point she screamed that there was a spot in her arm that was “burning and felt like it was about to burst open.” This is barbaric and inhumane especially considering research indicates capital punishment does not deter crime more effectively than life in prison. Abolish the death penalty.

Breaking: Tennessee’s Governor Bill Lee has ordered all death row executions to be put on hold after the state failed for the second time in 5 months to execute a death row inmate. Christa Pike is still alive and currently in the hospital after receiving two lethal injections. Witnesses in the room report that Pike could be heard snoring and gasping for air for more than an hour after the lethal injections were administered. At one point she screamed that there was a spot in her arm that was “burning and felt like it was about to burst open.” This is barbaric and inhumane especially considering research indicates capital punishment does not deter crime more effectively than life in prison. Abolish the death penalty.

Power to the People ☭🕊

38,961 views • 3 days ago

UPDATE ON CHRISTA PIKE : The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Christa Pike’s execution, overturning a last minute stay. But the execution did not go as planned. After two doses of pentobarbital, Pike remained alive and was taken to a hospital. Tennessee has now halted its remaining executions for the year pending a review of what happened.

UPDATE ON CHRISTA PIKE : The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Christa Pike’s execution, overturning a last minute stay. But the execution did not go as planned. After two doses of pentobarbital, Pike remained alive and was taken to a hospital. Tennessee has now halted its remaining executions for the year pending a review of what happened.

Teebebe

23,078 views • 3 days ago

Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, received two doses of a lethal drug in a Nashville execution chamber Wednesday night. But she didn't die. Now, she is alive in a hospital and receiving "lifesaving medical care," according to her attorney. The extent of Pike's injuries after the failed execution was unclear. Although her survival was "unparalleled," as one expert said, it was the latest example of a botched execution attempt involving lethal injections in Tennessee and elsewhere around the United States. @skylerhenry reports.

Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, received two doses of a lethal drug in a Nashville execution chamber Wednesday night. But she didn't die. Now, she is alive in a hospital and receiving "lifesaving medical care," according to her attorney. The extent of Pike's injuries after the failed execution was unclear. Although her survival was "unparalleled," as one expert said, it was the latest example of a botched execution attempt involving lethal injections in Tennessee and elsewhere around the United States. @skylerhenry reports.

CBS News

39,037 views • 3 days ago

A lawyer for US death row inmate Christa Pike says she is in "critical condition, receiving life-saving care" after two failed attempts to give her a lethal injection. Pike’s lawyers are now asking for her sentence to be commuted.

A lawyer for US death row inmate Christa Pike says she is in "critical condition, receiving life-saving care" after two failed attempts to give her a lethal injection. Pike’s lawyers are now asking for her sentence to be commuted.

Al Jazeera English

98,594 views • 2 days ago

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted executions in the state after a woman convicted of murder survived two doses of lethal injection before she was rushed to hospital for medical care. Read more:

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted executions in the state after a woman convicted of murder survived two doses of lethal injection before she was rushed to hospital for medical care. Read more:

The Wall Street Journal

101,152 views • 3 days ago

BREAKING: “I’ve witnessed, I believe, 5 executions in Tennessee. Nothing about today was normal, typical at all.” Shocking new details emerge from the failed attempt to execute Christa Pike, the 50-year-old inmate who has spent nearly 30 years on Tennessee’s death row. At a news conference following the attempted execution, media witnesses are now revealing more about what Pike was saying and what they heard as the process unfolded. “The vein in my arm feels like it’s about to burst open,” Pike told her spiritual adviser during the process. Officials administered two syringes of pentobarbital, but Pike still had a heartbeat and was snoring after receiving the drugs, according to an emergency court filing from her attorneys. One witness described the sound as if Pike was “almost choking.” “She was clearly still alive. She was clearly still breathing.” The curtains inside the execution chamber went down twice as the process unfolded, and Tennessee officials ultimately were unable to complete the execution. Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. She was 18 at the time of the killing.

BREAKING: “I’ve witnessed, I believe, 5 executions in Tennessee. Nothing about today was normal, typical at all.” Shocking new details emerge from the failed attempt to execute Christa Pike, the 50-year-old inmate who has spent nearly 30 years on Tennessee’s death row. At a news conference following the attempted execution, media witnesses are now revealing more about what Pike was saying and what they heard as the process unfolded. “The vein in my arm feels like it’s about to burst open,” Pike told her spiritual adviser during the process. Officials administered two syringes of pentobarbital, but Pike still had a heartbeat and was snoring after receiving the drugs, according to an emergency court filing from her attorneys. One witness described the sound as if Pike was “almost choking.” “She was clearly still alive. She was clearly still breathing.” The curtains inside the execution chamber went down twice as the process unfolded, and Tennessee officials ultimately were unable to complete the execution. Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. She was 18 at the time of the killing.

Fox News

2,101,216 views • 4 days ago

Christa Pike was supposed to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years. Instead, something happened that has put her case back at the center of the news. On Wednesday, Tennessee attempted to execute Pike by lethal injection for the 1995 murder of 19 year old Colleen Slemmer. But according to witnesses, officials administered two doses of the lethal drug and still could not complete the execution. Pike remained alive and was taken from the prison by ambulance. The attempt came hours after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Tennessee to proceed, overturning a last minute stay. Now the biggest question is what happens next after an execution that never actually happened. Was this a medical failure, or could it trigger another legal battle?

Christa Pike was supposed to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years. Instead, something happened that has put her case back at the center of the news. On Wednesday, Tennessee attempted to execute Pike by lethal injection for the 1995 murder of 19 year old Colleen Slemmer. But according to witnesses, officials administered two doses of the lethal drug and still could not complete the execution. Pike remained alive and was taken from the prison by ambulance. The attempt came hours after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Tennessee to proceed, overturning a last minute stay. Now the biggest question is what happens next after an execution that never actually happened. Was this a medical failure, or could it trigger another legal battle?

CHIIIDEX 💔💔

617,826 views • 4 days ago

Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, remains "critically ill," unconscious and on a ventilator in a hospital, two days after a botched execution attempt, her attorneys said.

Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, remains "critically ill," unconscious and on a ventilator in a hospital, two days after a botched execution attempt, her attorneys said.

ABC News

124,361 views • 1 day ago

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was subjected to two lethal injections, but survived, media witnesses said. They described Pike to be visibly awake, moving body parts and audibly snoring for more than an hour after the initial injection. Her condition is unknown as of Thursday morning. Pike’s attorneys filed an emergency motion to halt the execution, stating she “has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat and is audibly snoring."

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was subjected to two lethal injections, but survived, media witnesses said. They described Pike to be visibly awake, moving body parts and audibly snoring for more than an hour after the initial injection. Her condition is unknown as of Thursday morning. Pike’s attorneys filed an emergency motion to halt the execution, stating she “has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat and is audibly snoring."

CBS Mornings

42,268 views • 3 days ago

A press conference following the attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee was interrupted by the arrival of an ambulance and firetruck behind the speakers. Witnesses to the attempted execution described hearing Pike snoring more than 40 minutes after she received two doses of pentobarbital.

A press conference following the attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee was interrupted by the arrival of an ambulance and firetruck behind the speakers. Witnesses to the attempted execution described hearing Pike snoring more than 40 minutes after she received two doses of pentobarbital.

CBS News

74,309 views • 3 days ago

Christa Pike remains critically ill after two failed execution attempts, renewing scrutiny of Tennessee's lethal injection process and sparking debate over the death penalty

Christa Pike remains critically ill after two failed execution attempts, renewing scrutiny of Tennessee's lethal injection process and sparking debate over the death penalty

Reuters

234,381 views • 1 day ago