STEPHEN FERRELL

Christa Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution

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Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Tennessee hospital after a failed execution attempt.

Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers say

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Attorneys for Christa Pike say the death row inmate is still alive but in critical condition a day after the state's failed attempt to execute her for the 1995 murder of a woman.

Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt

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Tennessee officials have been unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug.

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

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One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee.

Tennessee executes Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for killing college student in 1988

Read full article: Tennessee executes Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for killing college student in 1988

Tennessee has executed Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for the 1988 rape and murder of 20-year-old Karen Pulley, a student at Chattanooga State Community College.

Correction: Death Penalty-Tennessee story

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In a story published Nov. 12, 2025, about an upcoming execution in Tennessee, The Associated Press, relying on court records, erroneously reported how old Karen Pulley was when she died.