Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, lawyers say
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Christa Pike, a Tennessee death-row prisoner who survived an aborted execution, is conscious and speaking, according to her lawyers. She remains handcuffed and shackled to her hospital bed while recovering from severe injuries.
Despite severe injuries sustained during the aborted execution, Pike, 50, is "still handcuffed and shackled" to her hospital bed.