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Christa Pike is facing execution later this year. Credit: Death Penalty Information Center

3 min(s) read

Detail emerges about doctor involved in Christa Pike's botched execution - she survived two lethal injections

A shocking detail has been revealed about the doctor who oversaw the failed execution of Christa Pike.

Paddy Hayes, Journalist at VT

2 hours ago

Pike has filed a lawsuit against the state ahead of her execution. Credit: Tennessee Department of Corrections

4 min(s) read

Tennessee governor reveals what happens next after Christa Pike survives two doses of lethal injection

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has revealed what the next steps shall be after the failed execution of Christa Pike, after she survived two lethal injections.

Paddy Hayes, Journalist at VT

3 hours ago

Christa Pike

4 min(s) read

Song Christa Pike was heard singing from inside execution chamber before surviving execution attempt

Further details have been revealed about the failed execution attempt of Christa Pike by witnesses who were in attendance.

Kim Novak, Deputy Editor at VT

4 hours ago

Christa Pike

3 min(s) read

What we know about how long execution will be halted for as death row inmate Christa Pike receives last-minute stay

A federal appeals court granted a last-minute stay of execution to Christa Pike on Wednesday morning, stopping her scheduled lethal injection roughly an hour...

Michelle Hambiliki, Deputy Editor at VT

21 hours ago

5 min(s) read

What happened to expectant mother who miraculously survived her own hanging execution

Almost 400 years ago, a young English servant was cruelly sentenced to death for committing infanticide, but she miraculously survived.

Alexandra Brooks, Journalist at VT

22 hours ago

Christa Pike

3 min(s) read

Christa Pike receives last-minute stay of execution just an hour before she was due to be put to death

Christa Pike has been granted a stay of execution, just an hour before she was set to face the death penalty.

Kim Novak, Deputy Editor at VT

23 hours ago

Colleen Slemmer and May Martinez

3 min(s) read

Decision made on Christa Pike's victim's mother during execution

A major update has been provided ahead of Christa Pike’s execution later today, with news of whether her victim’s mother will be in attendance or not.

Paddy Hayes, Journalist at VT

23 hours ago

Christa Pike

4 min(s) read

Everyone who will be in the room as Christa Pike is executed by lethal injection

Christa Pike is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee.

Michelle Hambiliki, Deputy Editor at VT

1 day ago

Christa Pike

4 min(s) read

Death row inmates in Texas no longer get a final meal due to one man's very specific request as Christa Pike decision revealed

The rules around final meals for death row inmates in Texas were changed following one man's request, as killer Christa Pike's decision for hers is revealed.

Kim Novak, Deputy Editor at VT

1 day ago

Pike has filed a lawsuit against the state ahead of her execution. Credit: Tennessee Department of Corrections

4 min(s) read

Graphic simulation shows how the lethal injection works on the body ahead of Christa Pike's expected execution tomorrow

A graphic simulation has shown how lethal injection affects the body ahead of Christa Gail Pike's scheduled execution tomorrow.

Asiya Ali, Writer at VT

2 days ago

Christa Pike

4 min(s) read

Christa Pike victim’s mom speaks out after 16-year fight to recover daughter’s remains as death row inmate faces execution this month

The mother of a woman killed by Christa Pike, who is set to be executed within days, has spoken out.

Kim Novak, Deputy Editor at VT

10 days ago

Jeffrey Lee

4 min(s) read

Alabama death row inmate’s haunting final words before execution for double murder after 26 years behind bars

An Alabama death row inmate has shared a chilling final message before his execution for a double murder.

Asiya Ali, Writer at VT

13 days ago

Stacey Humphreys

3 min(s) read

Georgia's only execution of 2026 is set to take place within hours due to legal loophole

The state of Georgia is preparing to carry out its only execution of 2026 within hours, despite dozens of prisoners remaining on the state's death row.

Paddy Hayes, Journalist at VT

16 days ago

Christa Pike

4 min(s) read

Execution date for death row inmate set to become first woman killed by US state in 200 years is now only weeks away

The execution date for the death row inmate set to become the first woman killed by a US state in 200 years has been revealed.

Asiya Ali, Writer at VT

2 months ago

Ruth Ellis

2 min(s) read

Britain’s last woman to be hanged finally granted pardon by the King 71 years after her execution

The last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom has been granted a pardon by the King, 71 years after her execution.

Asiya Ali, Writer at VT

3 months ago

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Last words of death row inmate who suffered 'excruciating’ execution after making last meal 'mistake'

The last words of a death row inmate who made a 'mistake' with his last meal before his execution have been revealed.

Kim Novak, Deputy Editor at VT

4 months ago

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2 min(s) read

Last words of death row inmate who set couple on fire

The final words of an inmate who was sentenced to death for setting a couple on fire have been revealed after his execution.

Kim Novak, Deputy Editor at VT

4 months ago

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Trump government announces huge change to death penalty rules - including firing squad as method of execution

The Justice Department announced on Friday it is expanding federal execution methods to include firing squads and asphyxiation.

Tom Wood, Head of Editorial at VT

5 months ago

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