# Convicted Murderer Returns to Prison After Botched Execution

> Christa Pike, who survived a botched lethal injection in Tennessee, returned to prison after hospital discharge.
- Title: Convicted Murderer Returns to Prison After Botched Execution
- Summary: Christa Pike, who survived a botched lethal injection in Tennessee, returned to prison after hospital discharge. Christa Pike, a convicted murderer in…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/news/world/u-s-lethal-injection-survivor-returns-to-prison
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## Christa Pike Survived Botched Execution
Christa Pike, 50, survived a botched lethal injection attempt in Tennessee on September 30.
## Discharged from Hospital
Pike was discharged from a local hospital and now at Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center after 30+ years.
## Mental State After Survival
Pike is walking but in a 'foggy' mental state following the botched execution.
## Legal Challenges
Pike's lawyers previously objected to the execution IV protocol due to her small veins and blood condition.
## Governor's Response
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee suspended executions pending an independent investigation after the botched execution.
## Key takeaway

Christa Pike, a convicted murderer in Tennessee, was discharged from hospital and returned to prison following a botched execution attempt.