Remarkable update on US death row inmate who survived two lethal injections
An unprecedented case which shocked experts Following a failed execution attempt last week, lawyers of US death row inmate Christa Pike say that she is “conscious and speaking”. In a statement released Tuesday, her attorneys said she continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital. The 50-year-old was sentenced to death for a […]
1 week ago
Death row inmate still alive after two attempts to execute her by lethal injection
Pike lost consciousness but still had a heartbeat A Tennessee death row inmate has survived two attempts to execute her by lethal injection and has been taken to hospital for treatment. Christa Pike, 50, was due to be put to death at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Wednesday evening. However, the execution was […]
2 weeks ago
Death row inmate who ‘didn’t kill anyone’ spared execution last minute
His execution was scheduled for Thursday A man in Alabama who was nearly executed over a killing has been spared death after intervention from the governor. The 75-year-old Charles “Sonny” Burton was sentenced to death for the murder of a man during a store robbery in 1991. But it was a crime he didn’t commit, […]
7 months ago
Death row inmates in Texas are no longer allowed a last meal request because of one man
State law was changed because of his request It’s common knowledge that prior to their execution, death row prisoners are able to request a last meal of their choosing. The idea of a “death row meal” has always fascinated many and it’s almost certainly something you’ve thought about yourself or debated with mates. Some of […]
3 years ago
Prisoner who ‘died’ and was brought back to life argued his life sentence had technically finished
He also took issue with being revived A prisoner once argued that his life sentence had effectively been completed after his heart stopped. Benjamin Schreiber was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1996, after clubbing a man to death with the handle of a pickaxe and leaving his body outside […]
3 years ago
Transgender woman executed for first time in US history
Amber McLaughlin killed and raped her former girlfriend A prisoner in Missouri has become the first openly transgender woman to be executed in United States history. Amber McLaughlin, 49, received the death penalty after being convicted of stalking, raping and killing former girlfriend, 45-year-old Beverly Guenther, in 2003, before she began to publicly identify as […]
4 years ago