US death row inmate Christa Pike is "conscious and speaking" after her failed execution attempt, according to her lawyers. Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in a hospital following the incident.
Background
Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. Last week, she survived two lethal injections and was subsequently transferred to a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, for treatment. Initially, her lawyers reported that she was unconscious while medical staff worked to clear her body of the pentobarbital injected during the failed execution attempt.
Current Condition
On Tuesday, her attorneys stated that Pike's recovery is "medically unprecedented." While her prognosis remains unclear, they noted:
