The US has seen a spike in executions — how often are they botched?
10 sources·Updated October 8, 2026
Covered by 10 sources
- Irish Independent·6h agoChrista Pike ‘angry and confused’ after waking up in hospital following botched execution attemptRead at Irish Independent →
- Al Jazeera·11h agoChrista Pike was nearly taken off life support before waking, lawyers say
Death row inmate who survived execution by lethal injection is said to be 'angry and confused' about what happened.
Read at Al Jazeera → - NZ Herald World·14h agoAfter botched execution, US woman Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support before revival
Christa Pike woke up and began talking after her lawyers believed she was brain dead.
Read at NZ Herald World → - Otago Daily Times·14h agoBotched execution: Christa Pike ‘awake and angry’Read at Otago Daily Times →
- ABC News Top·15h agoJudge grants motion to preserve evidence in Christa Pike's botched execution
Christa Pike was sentenced to death after being convicted of the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.
Read at ABC News Top → - ABC Australia Top·1d agoDeath row inmate Christa Pike wakes after botched execution
Christa Pike wakes up and speaks almost a week after a botched execution attempt at a US prison.
Read at ABC Australia Top → - ABC Just In AU·2d agoThe US has seen a spike in executions — how often are they botched?
As death row inmate Christa Pike remains in hospital following a failed lethal injection, we take a closer look at the track record for botched executions in the US.
Read at ABC Just In AU → - 7NEWS Australia·2d agoChrista Pike: Gruesome image leaks after murderer’s botched execution
Lethal injections have been suspended in the state after the inmate survived two lethal doses.
Read at 7NEWS Australia →
