First words by Christa Pike revealed following failed execution
Her lawyer said it was a ‘shock to everyone’ Christa Pike woke up “angry and confused” after she survived her execution last week, it has been revealed. According to her lawyer, Randy Spivey, Pike’s first words were: “Where am I?” and “Who are you?”. In a “shock to everyone”, Spivey said she began to talk […]
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
Killer on death row with fear of needles has execution abandoned
Alan Eugene Miller had requested to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia due to a fear of needles A death row killer who claimed a fear of needles has not been executed after officials ran out of time to complete it. The go-ahead was given by the Supreme Court on Thursday evening to execute Alan Eugene […]
4 years ago
Prisoner subjected to ‘three hours of pain’ in possible longest recorded execution in US
Joe Nathan James Jr was put on death row for the murder of Faith Hill An American prisoner could have experienced the longest recorded execution in US history after he was said to have been put through “three hours of pain” following a lethal injection gone wrong. Joe Nathan James Jr, who was put on […]
4 years ago
Death row prisoner survives 18 execution attempts, dies of Covid
Officials could not find a suitable vein to administer the lethal injection A death row prisoner, who survived 18 execution attempts after officials were unable to locate a suitable vein for the lethal injection, has died of suspected Covid. Romell Broom spent 24 years in an Ohio prison after he was convicted of kidnapping, raping […]
5 years ago