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Tennessee woman Christa Pike describes pain after failed execution

Christa Pike says she remains in constant pain a month after surviving a lethal injection in Tennessee.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated October 30, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC

It is Pike's first public statement since she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection in September.

Her lawyers want her death sentence reduced to life, while the state governor has ordered an investigation.

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