{"id":385711,"date":"2026-10-07T22:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/christa-pike-angry-and-confused-after-botched-execution-attempt-lawyer-says\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T22:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:00:31","slug":"christa-pike-angry-and-confused-after-botched-execution-attempt-lawyer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/christa-pike-angry-and-confused-after-botched-execution-attempt-lawyer-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Christa Pike &#8216;angry and confused&#8217; after botched execution attempt, lawyer says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bgv_IeibG90\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after botched execution attempt, lawyer says\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bgv_IeibG90\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Death row inmate Christa Pike regained consciousness roughly six days after Tennessee\u2019s failed attempt to execute her and was &quot;speaking limitedly&quot;, one of her lawyers said during a court hearing on October 7. She is the only person known to have survived the lethal injection in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Details have come out about her current physical condition, but her legal team are also concerned about her mental state after describing her as &quot;the ultimate survivor&quot;. Pike&#8217;s lawyers are calling for all the evidence from the failed execution to be preserved for any future legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Death row inmate Christa Pike regained consciousness roughly six days after Tennessee\u2019s failed attempt to execute her and was &quot;speaking limitedly&quot;, one of her lawyers said during a court hearing on October 7. She is the only person known to have survived the lethal injection in the US. 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