Video. Christa Pike's lawyer: She woke up and began talking
- Updated: 08/10/2026 - 10:51 GMT+2 Christa Pike has regained consciousness after surviving a botched execution at a Tennessee prison last week, according to her lawyer, Randy Spivey.
- Pike survived two supposedly lethal doses of pentobarbital during the execution and was later believed to be brain dead.
- Her life support was expected to be withdrawn.
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- Updated: 08/10/2026 - 10:51 GMT+2 Christa Pike has regained consciousness after surviving a botched execution at a Tennessee prison last week, according to her lawyer, Randy Spivey.
- Pike survived two supposedly lethal doses of pentobarbital during the execution and was later believed to be brain dead.
- Her life support was expected to be withdrawn.
Sources: Euronews