Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed execution, attorneys say

Title: Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed execution, attorneys say By KIM CHANDLER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press October 2, 2026 - 1:07 pm Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital after a botched execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing filed Friday. Hospital staff, her lawyers said, were working to save Pike’s life and, as of early Thursday, were attempting to flush the two doses of the drug the state uses for lethal injections. The stunning failure in Tennessee’s execution chamber on Wednesday has left both sides of the death‑penalty debate demanding answers. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has ordered an independent review. The court filing offered the first detailed account of Pike’s condition after an ambulance carried her away from Riverb