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  "id": 13478842,
  "title": "Convicted murderer Christa Pike leaves hospital, returns to prison after botched execution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/convicted-murderer-christa-pike-leaves-hospital-returns-to-prison",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T17:41:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261010-convicted-murderer-christa-pike-leaves-hospital-returns-to-prison-after-botched-execution"
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  "summary": "Christa Pike, a 50-year-old convicted murderer, has been discharged from hospital and returned to prison after surviving a botched execution attempt in Tennessee. According to her lawyers, Pike was given two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital on September 30, but she remained breathing and was taken to hospital in critical condition.\n\nPike has been returned to the Deborah K Johnson Rehabilitation Center, a women's prison where she has been held for over 30 years. Her lawyers stated that she is continuing to receive medical care at the prison and that they will continue to track her recovery.\n\nPike was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of her 19-year-old classmate, Colleen Slemmer. The Death Penalty Information Center reports that Pike is the only person known to have survived an execution attempt in the United States. According to The Guardian US, Pike's lawyers described her as \"somewhat foggy\" and unable to use her arms much after waking up, but she was \"up and walking\" with help.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Christa Pike, who survived an execution attempt, is discharged from hospital, attorney says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/christa-pike-who-survived-an-execution-attempt-is-discharged-from",
        "published": "2026-10-10T15:24:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Christa Pike, who survived an execution attempt, is discharged from hospital, attorney says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/christa-pike-who-survived-an-execution-attempt-is-discharged-from-13450349",
        "published": "2026-10-10T15:24:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Christa Pike moved back to prison after failed execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/christa-pike-moved-back-to-prison-after-failed-execution",
        "published": "2026-10-10T15:43:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison after surviving US execution attempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/christa-pike-out-of-hospital-and-back-in-prison-after-surviving-us",
        "published": "2026-10-10T16:43:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison after botched execution attempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/christa-pike-out-of-hospital-and-back-in-prison-after-botched",
        "published": "2026-10-10T17:10:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Christa Pike, who survived an execution attempt, is discharged from hospital, attorney says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/christa-pike-who-survived-an-execution-attempt-is-discharged-from-13508164",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:27:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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