On 30 September 2026, the state of Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike, a 50-year-old woman who had spent more than three decades on death row for the murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer, in 1995.
The execution failed. Two doses of pentobarbital were administered, but Pike survived. She was taken to hospital in critical condition, with severe injuries to her arms. After days of uncertainty, she regained consciousness and was returned to prison.
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