News Wrap: Lawyer says Christa Pike 'angry and confused' following botched execution
In our news wrap Wednesday, Christa Pike's lawyers say she is "angry and confused" after regaining consciousness following her botched execution, a congressional candidate in Arizona says she was raped while trying to repair campaign signs and Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season.
Christa Pike, the woman who survived Tennessee's lethal injection attempt on September 30, is now conscious and speaking according to her lawyers. Despite sustaining severe injuries to her arms, the 50-year-old remains handcuffed and shackled to her bed, continuing to receive intensive medical care. Pike was sentenced to death for her involvement in the torture-murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer, back in 1992.
The execution attempt, which took place at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, marked a significant moment in Pike's 30-year legal battle. Her lawyers argue that the death penalty sentence did not consider her own history of childhood trauma, including sexual abuse, neglect, and untreated mental illness. Pike's survival of the execution attempt has made her the first person in the United States known to have lived through such an event.
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