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2026-10-07 · DW

Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after botched execution

A US judge told the state of Tennessee to preserve all evidence related to the failed attempt to execute Christa Pike, whom lawyers say is "angry and confused" after waking up in hospital nearly a week after the ordeal. Pike, who was sentenced to death for torturing and killing classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995, survived despite being given two lethal doses of pentobarbital , a lethal injection drug. One of her attorneys spoke about the 50-year-old's state after the failed execution. " She is angry and confused about everything right now ," Randy Spivey said during a news conference, adding Pike is "very aware" of what was done to her.

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