DEATH row killer Christa Pike attempted a second grisly murder while serving a life sentence in prison. Pike, who remains in hospital after surviving two doses of lethal injection, was found

Attorneys representing Texas death row inmate Jamaal Howard sought an emergency 30-day reprieve from Governor Greg Abbott, citing concerns regarding the state's lethal injection drug supply and unresolved claims of intellectual disability,

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a death warrant for James Robertson, matching the record of 19 set in 2025 with months to go in the year.

Sept 30 (Reuters) - Death row inmate Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate ⁠three ⁠decades ago, is due to be executed by ⁠lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday, becoming the first woman that state has put to death in more than ​two centuries.

Tennessee’s botched executions are renewing the conversation surrounding Missouri’s execution policies.

On Sept. 30, 2026, Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital, which her lawyers claimed was the result of improperly placed IV lines. Two days later, Pike remained unconscious and in critical condition.

Michael Flinner, on California's death row for arranging the murder of his 18-year-old girlfriend Tamra Keck, says that he is now seeking a 'curvy senior gal'

Christa Pike has spent the past 30 years in prison, and she deserves to spend the rest of her life there. Everyone agrees on that. The debate is over how long the rest of her life should be. Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) and Tennessee’s court system believe Pike should be executed.