Christa Pike Discharged From Hospital After Surviving Execution Attempt

Christa Pike, a death row inmate convicted of the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, has been discharged from a hospital and returned to the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville. Pike survived a botched execution attempt on September 30 where lethal injection drugs were administered. After initially being suspected of brain death, she regained consciousness and is now receiving medical care in prison. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has paused all executions through the end of the year to facilitate an investigation, while a judge has ordered the state to preserve all evidence related to the failed procedure.

Christa Pike, a death row inmate convicted of the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, has been discharged from a hospital and returned to the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville. Pike survived a botched execution attempt on September 30 where lethal injection drugs were administered. After initially being suspected of brain death, she regained consciousness and is now receiving medical care in prison. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has paused all executions through the end of the year to facilitate an investigation, while a judge has ordered the state to preserve all evidence related to the failed procedure.