# Christa Pike says she remains in pain after surviving failed execution

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-inmate-christa-pike-says-she-woke-up-confused-and-in-pain-after-failed-execution/
- Published: 2026-10-30T15:33:46+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck62ydn7dj9eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Christa Pike says she is still in pain after surviving two lethal injections.
- She has returned to prison after leaving hospital.
- Tennessee has paused executions pending an independent review.

## Summary

Christa Pike says she remains in pain and struggles to speak, in her first public statement since surviving a failed execution attempt in September. She says she is recovering, but that healing does not mean she is well, and describes physical as well as emotional distress.

Pike, 50, was discharged from hospital at the end of last month and returned to the prison where she has spent 30 years for murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995. Two injections of pentobarbital left her critically ill; her lawyers said she developed pneumonia, arm swelling and difficulty swallowing. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has paused executions for the rest of the year and ordered an independent review of what happened.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: Christa Pike says she remains in pain after surviving failed execution](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck62ydn7dj9eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [Daily Mail: Murderer Christa Pike issues first statement since surviving two botched execution attempts and says she has been in constant, severe pain ever since](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16252625/Christa-Pike-statement-surviving-botched-execution.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Daily Mail: Christa Pike will likely still remain on death row even after botched execution, governor says](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16249795/Christa-Pike-remain-death-row-botched-execution-governor.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Fox News: Death row killer Christa Pike describes waking up after execution she never expected to survive](https://www.foxnews.com/us/death-row-killer-christa-pike-describes-waking-up-after-execution-never-expected-survive)

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