{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Christa Pike: What Happened Inside the Execution Chamber","description":"The state of Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike on September 30, 2026, and failed. Pike received two doses of pentobarbital and survived both. Witnesses reported her breathing, complaining her arm felt like it was about to burst, and snoring on the gurney. Corrections officials stopped the procedure and called an ambulance. Governor Bill Lee halted all executions in Tennessee and ordered a third-party review. Pike brutally murdered 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer at a Knoxville Job Corps center in January 1995 — carving a pentagram into her chest and keeping a piece of her skull. Slemmer’s family has waited more than 31 years. Instead of closure, they watched the system collapse in front of them. The failure raises a question Tennessee cannot avoid: incompetence, or something more deliberate?\n\nListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292\n\nWant to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1\n\nJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nTik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod\n\nX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod\n\nThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.\n\n#ChristaPike #ColleenSlemmer #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #BotchedExecution #Tennessee #DeathPenalty #LethalInjection #GovernorLee #Justice","author_name":"Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5040505-hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-true-crime-news-commentary","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43865877/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}