Christa Pike Botched Execution No Emergency Care For 30 Minutes After Failed Injections

Published October 12, 2026 3:41 PM PDT

Christa Pike couldn't get help for quite some time after her botched execution ... a result of confusion between prison officials and first responders.

According to 911 dispatch recordings reviewed by the Associated Press, it took over half an hour for prison officials to even confirm to first responders that the call for help was legit.

Apparently, there was some confusion between the first responders and the prison officials about whether or not help was actually needed in the execution chamber ... leading to a serious delay in Christa's care.

According to AP, the first call came in at 8:40 PM ... but 23 minutes later an unidentified person on the line said it was a "false call."

At 9:11 PM, 31 minutes after the original call, prison officials confirmed the call was legit.

As you know, Christa survived 2 lethal injections during her attempted execution and was rushed to the hospital for emergency care.

According to her lawyers, Christa suffered some pretty major psychological trauma in the whole ordeal.

Her attorneys confirmed Saturday that she's been released from the hospital, but is still receiving medical attention even though she's back behind bars.

Christa was sentenced to death for the horrific 1995 murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer ... no word yet on her rescheduled execution date, or if there will even be one.