Inside Edition for Wednesday Oct 07, 2026

First, the nephew was hand-picked to announce her passing. Now, major drama - his home barricaded with barbed wire and caution tape. So what's going on? Megan Alexander is at the nephew's home outside Nashville with the latest. And she's conscious and speaking! Christa Pike was supposed to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years, then lethal injections failed. Now, a week later, she's awake in the hospital. Her first words: "Where am I?" Plus, did he flee the country? That's what's being asked about one of the seven frat brothers from Cornell University who is in Dubai, after being sued in connection with a rape allegation. News of his whereabouts comes as we learn another one of the frat boys, who was also sued by a Cornell student known as Jane Doe, was expelled, and is now attending a South Florida College. School officials there are sending a letter to all students about safety concerns. The two students have not been criminally charged and deny wrongdoing. Finally, this woman is delivering a eulogy at a funeral - not for a close friend or family member. She's paying tribute to herself, after planning her own funeral.