Christa Pike
Christa Pike
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Crime & Justice
Christa Pike Refused Last Meal, Gave Money To Buy Pizza For Homeless Before 2 Lethal Injections Failed
Death row inmate Christa Pike, 50, refused her $20 last meal and asked it be used to buy pizza for homeless in Nashville before surviving two lethal injections - first woman set to be executed in Tennessee in 200+ years now on ventilator.
Crime & Justice
BREAKING: Tennessee Prison Chief Frank Strada Resigns After Christa Pike's Botched Execution Left Her On Ventilator
JUST IN: Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada has resigned days after the state's botched execution of Christa Pike, 50, left her hospitalized on a ventilator. Gov. Bill Lee has halted all executions in Tennessee for 2026 and ordered an independent investigation.