May Martinez
ON THE RECORD · 11 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“All I wanted was justice,”
May Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Martinez, who attended the botched execution, told a local ABC News affiliate she thinks the state owes her an apology.
“And he said that it didn’t work ... and she’s on her way to the hospital.”
May Martinez · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-01
Martinez said the commissioner told them the execution did not work and Pike was on her way to the hospital.
“They went to try to execute her, and she didn’t die,”
May Martinez · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-01
Martinez, who wanted the execution carried out, described the failed attempt in a phone interview with NBC News.
“We didn’t know anything until we got up to the office and saw the commissioner,”
May Martinez · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-01
Martinez said victims' family members did not learn anything until they saw the commissioner.
“They didn’t say anything, and then, all of a sudden, they asked all the victims to leave. And we left,”
May Martinez · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-01
Martinez criticized the communications from officials during the failed execution attempt.
“Not nothing ... about what happened, you know, to Colleen,”
May Martinez · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-01
Martinez told NBC News that Pike never expressed remorse during the attempted execution.
“There's not a day goes by that I don't think about Colleen or how she died and how rough it was. I just want Christa down so I can end it, relieve my daughter, so she finally can be resting.”
May Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Martinez says she thinks about Colleen every day and wants the execution carried out so her daughter can finally rest.
“She did the crime. I think she should pay for it,”
May Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Martinez said on WBIR in 2021 that Pike should pay for the crime, and told the BBC she still stands by those comments.
“My heart breaks every single day because I keep reliving it and reliving it, and I can't no more, and I want this to happen before I die,”
May Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Martinez said her heart breaks daily reliving her daughter's murder and wants the execution to happen before she dies.
“finally can be resting”
May Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Martinez said she wants Pike's execution to happen so her daughter can finally rest.
“I would feel better that she felt the same pain that Colleen did.”
May Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Martinez told WBIR she would feel better if Pike felt the same pain as her daughter Colleen.