Christa Pike survived two lethal injections in Tennessee on Wednesday night, The Guardian reported on October 1, 2026. She would have been the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Witnesses said she was still breathing after the second dose. Some heard her snore, and she was later taken to a hospital.Zack Peter reacted in a video posted to X the same day, saying,"Talk about divine intervention."He also questioned how a lethal injection could fail to kill someone.Zack Peter @zackpeterLINKChrista Pike was set to executed in Tennessee this week and — PLOT TWIST — she survived TWO lethal injections!Governor Bill Lee has since halted the state's remaining executions for 2026 and ordered a third-party review, per The Guardian.More about Christa Pike's executionGovernor Lee denied Christa Pike's clemency request earlier in the week, The Guardian reported. On Wednesday, judges on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution. The US supreme court then overturned that stay.Her lawyers described a long search for a vein, The New York Times reported on October 1. Randy Spivey, one of the lawyers, said the left arm alone took at least seven needles. One looked bent when it came out. Christa Pike tried to help, he said, suggesting spots higher on her shoulder and thanking staff once they believed two lines were in place.Media witnesses said she described a burning spot in her arm that felt ready to burst, and she asked whether that was normal. Her lawyers said blistering and burning were felt around the insertion sites. They added that she was in critical condition and was receiving lifesaving care.The Tennessee Department of Correction said it followed every step of an established protocol approved by the attorney general's office. It also said the injection chemical in the protocol has consistently been effective. Officials did not answer questions about what went wrong.Christa Pike, now 50, was sentenced to death in 1996 at age 20. She and her then boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer at a Knoxville job training camp in 1995, The Guardian reported. Amnesty International has said Pike endured abuse and neglect as a child and that her trial lawyers presented little of that evidence.It is unclear whether she will face execution again, The Guardian said. The department's statement added that the protocol allows no additional procedures beyond those carried out Wednesday. Lee said executions must be carried out in a manner that is legal, constitutional and effective.Read More: “We are Jane Doe”: Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka backs Cornell victim as celebrities and the online community rally amid Michael Tracey doxxing threat