# Christa Pike ‘woke up and began talking’ after failed execution, lawyer says

https://mins.news/en/video/90278

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-07 19:24 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYSqcohR3wo

> A lawyer said Wednesday that Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike “woke up and began talking” after the state’s failed lethal-injection execution left her unconscious and on a ventilator, prompting further questions about her medical and legal future.

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