Christa Pike discharged from hospital after surviving Tennessee execution attempt

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-10-11 13:56:05 UTC

Christa Pike, 50, was discharged from hospital and returned to the Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center on Saturday after surviving two lethal injections of pentobarbital on September 30, her lawyers said. She is continuing to receive medical care in prison. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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1. Christa Pike discharged from hospital and returned to Tennessee prison

   Al Jazeera · 2026-10-10 17:08:37 UTC · Full text

2. Convicted murderer Christa Pike leaves hospital, returns to prison after botched execution

   France 24 English · 2026-10-10 17:41:10 UTC · Full text

3. US murderer Christa Pike discharged from hospital 10 days after failed execution

   BBC World · 2026-10-10 17:44:26 UTC · Full text

4. 被注射两剂死刑药物后仍存活 美国女囚返回监狱

   RFI Chinese · 2026-10-10 20:32:48 UTC · Full text

5. 行刑失败的美国女死刑犯被送回监狱

   DW Chinese · 2026-10-11 11:31:00 UTC · Full text

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