Witness Victoria Gessner with WKRN recounts the attempted execution of Christa Pike at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. "Nothing about today was normal, typical, at all,” Gessner, who has witnessed many executions sai

On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, an attempted execution of Christa Pike took place at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Victoria Gessner, a witness affiliated with WKRN who has observed numerous executions, described the proceedings as entirely abnormal and atypical. Gessner emphasized that nothing about the day followed normal or typical patterns during the event. The reports focus on Gessner's firsthand account of the irregularities encountered during the attempted execution process at the facility.