Christa Pike has finally gained consciousness and is speaking after surviving a bungled lethal injection in Tennessee. The 50-year-old death row inmate can remember parts of her time in the hospital, although a doctor who has advised her legal team said she does not appear to remember the execution attempt itself.
Pike was taken to the hospital after the failed execution last week. Her lawyers now say she has been taken off a ventilator and is able to communicate in a basic way, though her recovery is expected to take time.
