Convicted murderer Christa Pike is conscious and speaking while shackled to a hospital bed after her botched execution, according to her lawyers.
Pike, 50, had to be hooked up to a ventilator after the state of Tennessee failed to kill her through lethal injection on September 30.
But nearly a week later, the killer’s attorneys said that she is reportedly ‘conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care.’
‘Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a
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