There are 3 article(s) tagged Christa Pike:

• October 2026

  • Blackburn calls for return to electric chair after botched execution of Christa Pike

    U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s reaction to the two failed attempts to carry out the death penalty in the case of Christa Pike is one of several, including a very different one from her rival, Democratic nominee Jerri Green.

    By Bill Dries 48 minutes ago

  • Christa Pike is alive a day after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, her lawyers say

    Christa Pike is in critical condition at the hospital where she was taken after Wednesday night’s failed execution.

    By The Associated Press 4 hours ago

  • Calkins: This is the state that thinks it can run Memphis? The state that just tried and failed to kill someone?

    “The State of Tennessee can’t even kill someone. But it can teach Memphis kids, run the Memphis airport and redefine who Memphis gets to vote for in Congress just because the president said so.”

    By Geoff Calkins 7 hours ago