{"id":2172867,"date":"2026-10-01T02:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2172867"},"modified":"2026-10-01T02:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:26:06","slug":"christa-pike-still-alive-after-2-lethal-injections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2172867","title":{"rendered":"Christa Pike Still Alive After 2 Lethal Injections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/81\/16by9\/2026\/09\/30\/81cae30d2d474aa6811bd11e78c4fdbe_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Christa Pike Still Alive After 2 Lethal Injections<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Christa Pike<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Still Alive After Two Attempted Lethal Injections<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Lawyers Say She&#8217;s &#8216;Snoring&#8217;<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Breaking News<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-30T19:26:06-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 30, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:26 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-572b0b9e511d2a3bf5b35ca88995a654\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260930_81cae30d2d474aa6811bd11e78c4fdbe\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d818c9ec-6083-422e-a8e9-0ee603740718\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/81\/4by3\/2026\/09\/30\/81cae30d2d474aa6811bd11e78c4fdbe_md.jpg\" alt=\"Christa Pike rueters 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ab64ffdac425183bfe9a7a77e2766f67\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/christa-pike\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Christa Pike<\/strong><\/a> is still alive after 2 attempted lethal injections in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9850a1011165e6463e346aafb13aab42\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Around 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said \u201cexecutioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring\u201d &#8230; her lawyers said in a federal court filing, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b1fd9105c510257e2e36f278e35c5ac4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_9a7f792cd2ca4d35a881307505bd43d5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d818c9ec-6083-422e-a8e9-0ee603740718\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9a\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/9a7f792cd2ca4d35a881307505bd43d5_md.jpg\" alt=\"Christa Pike 1996 Reuters\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a24015588aa036a05b0d6d7c97c3d375\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Pike was scheduled to be put to death Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Tennessee to carry out her execution &#8230; overturning a last-minute stay from a federal appeals court.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8e2c9f0367e736a82ad92b522787bb5b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>They said Pike \u201chas not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat,\u201d and that curtains to the death chamber \u201chave gone down twice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4e06adc6f1ae84cb5c2b46574ebd52f2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_94aa2b268926402484d8abbf269f2a86\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d818c9ec-6083-422e-a8e9-0ee603740718\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/94\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/94aa2b268926402484d8abbf269f2a86_md.jpg\" alt=\"Christa Pike Reuters 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8abb32a30c111cdeff9e6fe9ab57a94e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we previously reported &#8230; Pike&#8217;s execution was delayed earlier Wednesday when the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the lethal injection just hours before it was scheduled to take place.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-198a1ef22cdfed3e79f455623d907a26\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Supreme Court later lifted the stay, allowing Tennessee officials to proceed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e9bb10c67091e95b3cf996a0947281a6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_70fab5a67bdc40a0b3a420e89d245a3c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d818c9ec-6083-422e-a8e9-0ee603740718\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/70\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/70fab5a67bdc40a0b3a420e89d245a3c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Christa Pike Amnesty International USA\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Amnesty International USA<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9c9b74beaf1c4789d1a8051794aa8108\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Pike&#8217;s attorneys had fought to spare her life &#8230; arguing that jurors who sentenced her to death were not presented with the full extent of her childhood sexual abuse, trauma and mental-health history.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7924b7e0fe4b8b5129e8a1654d48872c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Pike was convicted of the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a fellow Job Corps student in Knoxville. 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InjectionsLawyers Say She&#8217;s &#8216;Snoring&#8217; Breaking News Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published September 30, 2026 7:26 PM PDT Reuters Christa Pike is still alive after 2 attempted lethal injections in Tennessee. 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