William Puckett
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Oct 7, 2026
Darren MarlarHOST
At 7.54, she grunted, lifted her head, and opened her mouth.
Darren MarlarHOST
Then at 7.56, her head and her legs came up off the gurney together so that her body was bent in the middle like a V, Will Puckett of WVLT reported.
Darren MarlarHOST
At 8.01, a rock was set down in the chamber for the second time, the signal the witnesses took to mean the second dose was in.
Darren MarlarHOST
The curtain closed for good at 8.05, and from then until 8.53, the people in the witness room listened to her breathe.
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We were in there for close to two hours.
Justin FinchSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Will Puckett of WVLT-TV in Knoxville witnessed the execution attempt.
Justin FinchSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What was it like to be in that room?
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Pensive, I think you could call it.
Joshua RitterHOST
So there were several media witnesses present.
Joshua RitterHOST
Among them are Kim Chandler from the Associated Press, William Puckett from WVLT, Stephen Hale from the Nashville Banner, Damon Lawrence, from the Ruan County News, John North from WBIR, Victoria Gesner from WKRN, and Catherine Sweeney from WPLN.
Joshua RitterHOST
I mention all of their names because after this botched execution, which we're going to get into the timeline, they explained what they witnessed.
Joshua RitterHOST
And I thought that would be the best way for us to start off is for them explaining what they in fact witnessed taking place on Wednesday evening.
Anthony AbbateHOST
This wasn't your typical execution." Um, so yeah, let's just hear this guy talk.
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My name is Will Puckett with WVLT in Knoxville.
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is my first execution that I've witnessed, and as you heard from my colleagues who were also in the room, this from the get-go seemed very out of sorts.
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'm gonna go through my notes, which are very similar to theirs, and try and describe a little bit more of the sounds that we heard both while the microphone was not on and while the microphone was on.
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We were in there for close to two hours.
speaker_24SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Will Puckett of WVLT-TV in Knoxville witnessed the execution attempt.
speaker_24SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What was it like to be in that room?
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Pensive-
Lauren LowreySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Several hours later, witnesses were asked to leave the room.
Lauren LowreySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Will Puckett from our sister station came out and described what took place.
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This, from the get-go, seemed very out of sorts.
Lauren LowreySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Witnesses saying this is unlike any other execution they have seen before.
Lauren LowreySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Will Puckett from our sister station in Knoxville was in the room and described what he saw as Christa Pike laid strapped to the gurney.
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And Pike goes, "The vein in my arm feels like it's about to bust." Christa Gail Pike continued to blink on and off.
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She was smiling.
Kelly EvansHOST
That's just a lowly true crimers guess.
Kelly EvansHOST
Will Puckett, a reporter with WVLT in Knoxville, who was a media witness, said that after the curtain closed, you could hear doors opening and closing and her lawyers and her spiritual advisor going in and out.
Kelly EvansHOST
And here's kind of The scariest part, I think.
Kelly EvansHOST
The protocol says what to do if someone is still alive after the first dose, but it doesn't say anything about what to do if they're still alive after the second dose.
speaker_2NARRATOR
At one point, she looked towards prison officials and asked if it was supposed to feel that way.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Will Puckett, with our CBS station in Knoxville, was in the media viewing room.
Will PuckettCORRESPONDENT
Line, Pike goes, "The vein in my arm feels like it's about to bust." I saw a tear roll down her right eye, and then she said, "One spot is really throbbing." At 7:44, she took a deep breath, said something that I couldn't hear.
Will PuckettCORRESPONDENT
At 7:45, she took a very large yawn.
Beth BradenHOST
The microphone remained on, and they listened to Krista Pike breathe and occasionally snore until the warden, Kenneth Nelson, directed them to leave the witness room at 8.51 p.m. She was still breathing as the microphone was cut off and the witnesses were ushered back outside.
Beth BradenHOST
The ambulance pulled away from the prison's administration building as Will Puckett from WVLT Channel 8 in Knoxville relayed his notes from the execution.
Beth BradenHOST
A few moments later, sirens could be heard leaving the area.
Beth BradenHOST
No new updates were available on Krista Pike's condition by the time I went to bed at 1130 on Wednesday night.
Shaun LeyHOST
Seven representatives of the media were allowed to witness the process.
Shaun LeyHOST
Will Puckett, an anchor and senior reporter with WVLT-TV, gave News Hour a detailed, and I should warn you, graphic description of what he'd seen and heard.
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I saw truly an execution that did not go the way it was planned for...
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Let me outline this for you a little bit.
Shaun LeyHOST
Yeah
Will PuckettSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
... of America," and it played out in life, in real life last night in the state of Tennessee.
Shaun LeyHOST
That was Will Puckett from WVLT-TV.
Shaun LeyHOST
Well, in the last couple of hours, Christa Pike's legal team have confirmed their client is still alive, but remains in a critical condition.
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