Christa Pike Speaks on Botched Execution: 'There Is Pain in My Mind and in My Soul'

Oct 31, 2026 | “If this doesn’t meet the test of cruel and unusual punishment, then what does?”

Christa Pike’s botched execution violates the US Constitution, says Saul Lehrfreund, co-founder of The Death Penalty Project. He adds that there “has to be a limit to the death penalty”.


Is there no end to Americans’ cruelty and depravity? And so devoted to Christ and Christianity, too! When it comes to executions, Americans are no less cruel and depraved than the Saudis are! — © Mark Alexander