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US death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking
7 October 2026
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US death row inmate Christa Pike is "conscious and speaking" after surviving a failed execution attempt in Tennessee last week, her lawyers say. We speak to death penalty experts and journalists covering the case.
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Presenter: James Reynolds.
(Photo: A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows death row inmate Christa Pike entering a Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, US. Credit: J. Miles Cary/ Knoxville News Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS)
