美國田納西州發生史上罕見的「死刑處決失敗」事件！50歲的女死囚克莉絲（化名）在9月接受了兩次致命藥物「戊巴比妥」（pentobarbital）注射，一度陷入命危，最後竟然奇蹟般存活，成為全美唯一在該處決方式下生還的死囚。她在上月底出院後被送回監獄，並於近日首度對外發聲，痛苦表示自己「連說話都很困難」、「痛楚不僅在肉體，更折磨著靈魂」。目前田納西州州長已下令暫停今年所有死刑執行，並啟動獨立調查釐清真相。
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據《BBC》報導，50歲的女死囚克莉絲（化名）在上個月底從醫院出院，並被送回了她過去30年來服刑的監獄。根據她的律師透露，這場失敗的處決導致她罹患肺炎、手臂嚴重腫脹，甚至無法吞嚥。
克莉絲在近日發布了自處決失敗以來的首份公開聲明。她在聲明中絕望地表示，「自從那天晚上以來，沒有一刻我不在感受痛苦。我的身體在痛、手臂在痛、手在痛、喉嚨也在痛，我現在連說話都很吃力。」她更直言，這種痛楚不僅僅是生理上的，「我的大腦和靈魂也充滿了痛苦。我正在康復，我知道自己會變得更強壯，但痊癒並不代表『我沒事了』。」
🚨BREAKING- CHRISTA PIKE BREAKS HER SILENCE AFTER SURVIVING HER EXECUTION October 30, 2026 — Christa Pike’s statement, dictated to her legal team: “One month ago on September 30, I walked into the execution chamber at Riverbend men’s prison prepared to die. I had made my peace. I had told the people who loved me, supported me and stood by me through the years I was grateful for them. I had also told the people in the room and who were there to witness my execution that I was leaving them in loving kindness. Several days later I woke up alone in a hospital confused and in pain. There hasn’t been a moment since that night when I haven’t been in pain. My body hurts. My arms hurt. My hands hurt. My throat hurts. I still struggle to speak. And the pain isn’t just physical. There is pain in my mind and in my soul. I had not contemplated life beyond that night, and I’m deeply hurt by the incompetence that has put so many people in this terrible position. I continue to think about my victim’s family and the terrible pain and loss they have endured. I am recovering, and I know that I am getting stronger. But healing is not the same as being okay. Since that night, I have been largely isolated in the prison’s medical ward, away from other people and the human connections that mean so much to me. That isolation brings its own kind of pain. I spent 28 years in solitary confinement and much of what I am experiencing today is a repeat of that condition. I am searching for meaning in what happened to me. One thing that has given me strength is the extraordinary love and support I have received from people around the world. I am overwhelmed by the kindness and prayers of people I have known for years and complete strangers who have never met me. To know that so many people care about me, that they see me as a human being whose life matters, is something I cannot fully put into words. It is humbling, and it has touched me more deeply than I can explain. I also want to thank the first responders, doctors, nurses and everyone at the hospital who cared for me. They treated me with compassion, dignity and respect. I will never forget their kindness. I also want to thank my attorneys and everyone who has fought for me, stood beside me and refused to give up on me. I don’t know why I survived that night. I don’t know what comes next. Some days, finding hope is harder than others. For now, I am trying to heal, one day at a time. And I am holding on to the love and kindness of so many people who have reminded me that I am not alone.”
— Lindsay 🇺🇸 (@TheLinzerShow) October 30, 2026
回顧這起案件，克莉絲在1995年（當時18歲）與當時的男友希普（化名）殘忍毆打、折磨並殺害了19歲的被害女子史蕾茉（化名）。當時共犯希普因為未成年而逃過死刑（目前仍在服刑中），而克莉絲則成為田納西州200多年來首位被安排執行死刑的女性。
死者史蕾茉的母親梅伊（化名）多年來極力要求處決克莉絲，並親自出席了這場失敗的死刑。面對處決失敗，梅伊痛批整個過程簡直是「一團糟」，並認為州政府欠她一個道歉，「我想要的只不過是正義而已。」
面對這起嚴重失誤，田納西州州長比爾·李（Bill Lee）已下令暫停今年剩餘的所有死刑執行，並要求進行獨立調查以「確定到底發生了什麼事」。不過，當被問及是否會進行第二次處決時，州長回應，「除非法院另有裁定，否則我認為她的判決將維持原狀。」
克莉絲的友人貝瑟妮（化名）對此感到不滿，她認為州長只願意重新審查「處決程序」，卻不願重新考量「死刑本身」，這令人深感不安。事實上，這並非田納西州今年第一次死刑出包；今年5月，另一名涉嫌綁架謀殺3人的死囚東尼（化名），就因為監獄人員「找不到靜脈」注射而被延期處決。根據「死刑資訊中心」（Death Penalty Information Center）的數據指出，在2022年，全美有超過三分之一的死刑處決發生了失誤或遭遇高度問題。
