Christa Pike laughed and sang during botched execution — then had ‘the best sleep of her life’: witness
US News Christa Pike laughed and sang during botched execution — then had ‘the best sleep of her life’: witness By Patrick Reilly Published Oct. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. WVLT anchor and senior reporter William Puckett, one of the few people to witness Wednesday’s ordeal, revealed the disturbing details in a play-by-play from his view in the observation room at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.
- ▪US News Christa Pike laughed and sang during botched execution — then had ‘the best sleep of her life’: witness By Patrick Reilly Published Oct.
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- ▪WVLT anchor and senior reporter William Puckett, one of the few people to witness Wednesday’s ordeal, revealed the disturbing details in a play-by-play from his view in the observation room at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.
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| Canonical URL | https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/us-news/christa-pike-laughed-and-sang-during-botched-execution-then-had-the-best-sleep-of-her-life-witness/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:14:32 -0400 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-10-02T11:32:17.255Z |
| Last seen | 2026-10-02T11:32:17.255Z |
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US News Christa Pike laughed and sang during botched execution — then had ‘the best sleep of her life’: witness By Patrick Reilly Published Oct. 2, 2026, 7:14 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Make New York Post a Preferred Source <style>.google-preferred-sources{display:none}</style> (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); Satanic killer Christa Pike cackled and even sang during her botched execution — with onlookers twice shown a symbol marking her death…
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