Alabama scheduled Jeffery Lee and Tennessee scheduled Christa Pike for execution in September 2026 in separate murder cases.
Where it stands
Christa Pike remains hospitalized after surviving Tennessee’s lethal injection attempt, and the state’s remaining 2026 executions are suspended; Jeffery Lee’s execution status remains unconfirmed.
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October 2026
Yesterday
YdayPike returned to prison from hospital, her lawyers said
3 days ago
Oct 8Experts warned another Pike execution attempt could raise unprecedented legal questions
Oct 8Pike began walking and eating again, her lawyers said
Wed, Oct 7
Oct 7 Texas executed inmate using drug from Pike’s failed execution
Oct 7Tennessee’s governor left calls to commute Pike’s sentence unanswered
Oct 7Texas prepared to execute a convenience store clerk’s killer
Oct 7Lawyers sought stay of Texas execution citing Pike’s failed injection
Oct 7Tennessee judge ordered evidence preserved from Pike’s failed execution
Tue, Oct 6
Oct 6Pike was angry and confused, her lawyers said
Oct 6Pike regained consciousness in hospital, her lawyers said
Sat, Oct 3
Oct 3Tennessee prison chief overseeing Pike’s execution offered his resignation
Fri, Oct 2
Oct 2Pike’s lawyers sought preservation of failed execution evidence
Oct 2Pike's lawyers urged Tennessee's governor to commute her death sentence
Thu, Oct 1
Oct 1 Pike remained unconscious on a ventilator, her lawyers said
Oct 1Pike's victim's mother criticised Tennessee officials over failed execution
Oct 1Tennessee's governor called Pike's failed execution deeply disturbing
Oct 1Tennessee's governor called for independent review of Pike's execution
Oct 1Tennessee's governor halted Christa Pike's lethal injection execution
Oct 1Pike was taken to hospital, her lawyers said
Oct 1Tennessee's governor suspended the remaining executions for 2026
September 2026
Wed, Sep 30
Sep 30US Supreme Court lifted stay on Christa Pike’s execution
Sep 30 A federal appeals court halted Christa Pike’s execution
Sep 30Pike remained alive after two lethal injections, lawyers said