Christa Pike unconscious, on a ventilator after botched execution, attorneys say

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Oct. 2, 2026, 3 p.m.
Last Updated Oct. 2, 2026, 3 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/christa-pike-status-ventilator-unconscious-lawyers-latest/

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[ Christa Pike ][17] is unconscious and using a ventilator to breathe two days after a [ botched execution ][18] by [ lethal injection ][19] in Tennessee, her lawyers said Friday in a new statement and court filing. Pike "remains critically ill," is intubated and is receiving medical care at a Na...