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Christa Pike's First Words After Execution Attempt
Christa Pike spoke her first words after nearly a week in unconsciousness following failed execution attempt.
In brief
Christa Pike spoke her first words after nearly a week in unconsciousness following failed execution attempt. Christa Pike, sentenced to death for 1995 murder, spoke her first words after regaining consciousness following failed execution attempt. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
Christa Pike's first words
Christa Pike spoke her first words after regaining consciousness nearly a week after failed execution attempt.
“Where am I and who are you?”
Cognitive confusion
Pike reported significant cognitive confusion after waking up in Nashville hospital.
“There is still a lot of cognitive confusion”
Execution attempt details
Tennessee failed to execute Pike after injecting her with two doses of pentobarbitol.
“She was rushed to a hospital from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution”
Medical condition
Pike has blood clot in arm, pneumonia, cannot swallow or move arms.
“She has a blood clot in her arm, she has pneumonia, she is not able to swallow”
Only survivor
Pike is the only person to survive lethal injection drugs during execution attempt.
“Pike is the only person to survive after receiving lethal injection drugs”
The takeaway
Christa Pike, sentenced to death for 1995 murder, spoke her first words after regaining consciousness following failed execution attempt.
