# Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after failed execution

https://mins.news/en/item/88962

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 21:55 UTC
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- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/christa-pike-now-conscious-and-speaking-following-failed-execution-271141957785

> Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who was unconscious and on a ventilator after a failed execution, is now awake and speaking, her lawyers say. They add that she remains handcuffed and shackled.

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