Christa Pike conscious after botched Tennessee execution

Christa Pike conscious after botched Tennessee execution

Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, is awake and speaking nearly a week after surviving two doses of pentobarbital during a failed execution attempt on September 30. Her attorneys described her recovery as "medically unprecedented," though she suffered severe injuries and faces a long rehabilitation.

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