Christa Pike Conscious After Tennessee's Botched Execution

Christa Pike Conscious After Tennessee's Botched Execution

Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, has regained consciousness and is speaking nearly a week after surviving two doses of lethal injection in a failed execution attempt. Her attorneys describe her recovery as 'medically unprecedented,' with severe arm injuries, while Tennessee has suspended executions and faces unresolved legal questions about retrying.

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