Hukum · Failed executionTennessee failed execution: Christa Pike describes constant pain, seeks life sentenceDitulis 30 Oktober 2026 pukul 14.23 UTCTontonTranskrip0:07Krista Pike describes constant pain after surviving two lethal injections.0:10Her lawyers want her death sentence reduced to life imprisonment.0:13While Tennessee's governor expects it to stay in place, whether she will recover0:17under that same death sentence is still unresolved.0:19On October8, we reported that Pike had awakened and begun speaking six days after0:24the attempt.0:25She was still seriously ill and unable to move either arm.0:28Now, in her first public statement, she describes continuing pain and difficulty0:32speaking.0:32Pike, who's fifty, survived two doses of pentabarbital, the execution drug, on0:37September thirty.0:37The injections left her critically ill.0:39She was taken to hospital and later returned to prison.0:42Her attorneys released her statement on Friday, October thirty, a month after the0:45execution attempt.0:46Pike dictated the statement from the infirmary at the Deborah K.0:49Johnson Rehabilitation Center.0:51She said she entered the execution chamber prepared to die in peace, then woke alone0:55and confused in a hospital bed.0:56She said she'd never contemplated a life beyond her execution date.0:59Now she describes pain in her arms, hands and throat, along with emotional1:03suffering.1:04Her lawyers had earlier described pneumonia.1:06Substantial swelling in her arms and an inability to swallow.1:09Pike said, There hasn't been a moment since that night when I haven't been in pain.1:13She also described pain beyond her physical injuries, saying, There is pain in my1:18mind and in my soul.1:19Pike says she's recovering and getting stronger, but she adds, But healing is not1:23the same as being okay.1:24She thanked the medical workers who saved her life and the people who showed her1:28kindness.1:28The struggle she describes follows unanswered questions about how emergency help1:32reached her.1:33On October13 , we reported roughly half an hour of confusion over whether an1:37ambulance request was genuine.1:39A caller described an unconscious prisoner breathing slowly and with difficulty.1:43Dispatch was subsequently told the report was false and medical help wasn't needed.1:47A judge had already ordered Tennessee officials to preserve evidence from the1:50execution attempt.1:51Davidson County Chancellor Ishea Miles issued that order on October seventh.1:55The emergency call sequence adds to the demand for an explanation, but the cause of2:00the failed execution still hasn't been explained.2:02Governor Bill Lee expects Pike's death sentence to continue.2:05This week, he said.2:06I suspect her sentence will be the same as before unless determined otherwise by the2:10courts.2:11Her attorneys are asking him to commute it to life imprisonment.2:14Lee has called for an investigation into the failed execution.2:17He's also postponed Tennessee's other lethal injection scheduled for this year.2:20Pike's death sentence remains in place, and Lee hasn't announced a final decision on2:24her lawyer's request.2:26T here is no announced date for another execution attempt.2:29Pike has returned to prison, although the exact date she left hospital is unclear.2:33Her statement gives her own account of recovery.2:36Lee hasn't said when investigative findings will be released or whether the full2:39findings will be made public.2:41Colleen Slemmer was nineteen when Pike and her then boyfriend to Darrell Shipbeat2:45tortured and killed her in one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five.2:48The killing included a stabbing.2:50They'd met at a job training camp for low-income young people.2:54Pike was eighteen.2:55She's now spent about thirty years in prison.2:57Ship was legally a juvenile when they killed Slemmer, so he was spared the death3:01penalty.3:01He remains imprisoned.3:02Pike blamed incompetence for the execution attempt and said she continues to think3:06about her victim's family and their pain and loss.3:08Pike says she doesn't know why she survived or what comes next.3:11Her request for life imprisonment remains unresolved while the state investigates3:15the attempt to execute her.3:16She described her immediate task this way: For now I am trying to heal, one day at a3:21time.Baca artikelKronologi ceritaHeyDexSiapa melaporkan apaPoin yang dilaporkan lebih dari satu media✓Pike’s ongoing pain after the execution attemptDikonfirmasi secara independen · 5 media✓Lee’s view of whether Pike’s sentence will changeDikonfirmasi secara independen · 4 media✓Pike’s ongoing difficulty speakingDikonfirmasi secara independen · 4 media✓Pike’s physical and emotional painDikonfirmasi secara independen · 4 media✓Pike’s first public statement after the failed executionDikonfirmasi secara independen · 3 media✓Pike survived two pentobarbital injectionsDikonfirmasi secara independen · 2 media✓Lee postponed another scheduled lethal injectionDikonfirmasi secara independen · 2 media✓Pike’s attorneys seek a life sentenceDikonfirmasi secara independen · 2 mediaLee called for an investigation into the failed execution2 mediaPoin yang hanya dilaporkan satu media12Hanya dilaporkan oleh BBC NewsPike’s condition after the injections30 Okt, 13.28 UTCTiming of Pike’s hospital discharge30 Okt, 13.28 UTCPike’s age at the time of the report30 Okt, 13.28 UTCHanya dilaporkan oleh ABC NewsPike said she is recovering30 Okt, 13.47 UTCPike dictated her statement to her legal team30 Okt, 13.47 UTCHanya dilaporkan oleh EuronewsWhere Pike dictated her statement30 Okt, 14.04 UTCHanya dilaporkan oleh The GuardianLee paused further Tennessee executions30 Okt, 14.15 UTCPike’s location in the infirmary30 Okt, 14.15 UTCPike’s confinement conditions30 Okt, 14.15 UTCDate Pike’s legal team released her statement30 Okt, 14.15 UTCPike criticized alleged incompetence30 Okt, 14.15 UTCHanya dilaporkan oleh CBS MinnesotaPike’s discharge from hospital 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