Christa Pike Awake After Botched Tennessee Execution

Christa Pike Awake After Botched Tennessee Execution

Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, is conscious and speaking nearly a week after surviving two doses of lethal injection during a failed execution attempt, her attorneys say. Her lawyers described her recovery as "medically unprecedented" but said she suffered severe arm injuries and remains shackled to her hospital bed.

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