Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM ET
Oct 2, 2026 at 11:20 PM ET
Hearing Set Over Evidence From Botched Execution
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
A hearing will be held over evidence from a botched execution involving Christa Pike, who was convicted of killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville in 1995. Pike was 18 at the time of the killing and would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.
WHO: Christa Pike and Colleen Slemmer
WHAT: A hearing will be held over evidence from a botched execution.
WHEN: Oct 7, 2026 at 10:46 AM ET
WHERE: Knoxville
WHY: Routine/scheduled item — no distinct cause reported beyond the event itself.
How this story developed (showing 16 of 16 earlier reports)
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Christa Pike wakes after failed Tennessee execution
· Oct 7, 2026 at 8:08 AM ET
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Pike's attorneys to hold press conference after execution attempt
· Oct 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM ET
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Christa Pike awake after failed Tennessee execution
· Oct 7, 2026 at 2:04 AM ET
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Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution
· Oct 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM ET
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Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed execution
· Oct 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
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Tennessee's Attempt to Execute Christa Pike Fails
· Oct 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM ET
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Christa Pike Hospitalized Under Armed Guard
· Oct 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM ET
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Pike remains unconscious after attempted execution
· Oct 5, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
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Pike Remains Unconscious After Failed Execution
· Oct 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM ET
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Expert Reacts to Failed Christa Pike Execution
· Oct 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM ET
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Christa Pike Still Unconscious After Execution Attempt
· Oct 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM ET
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Tennessee Saved Christa Pike After Failed Executions
· Oct 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM ET
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Christa Pike remains critically ill on ventilator
· Oct 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
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Lawyer seeks commutation for Christa Pike
· Oct 4, 2026 at 12:09 PM ET
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Christa Pike unconscious on ventilator after execution
· Oct 3, 2026 at 10:04 AM ET
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Christa Pike's Attorneys Describe Post-Execution Emergency
· Oct 2, 2026 at 11:20 PM ET
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