Christa Pike conscious after Tennessee failed execution

Christa Pike conscious after Tennessee failed execution

Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, is awake and speaking nearly a week after surviving two doses of lethal injection during a botched execution attempt on September 30. Her lawyers describe her recovery as "medically unprecedented," though she remains hospitalized with severe burns and her prognosis is unclear.

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