{"id":385767,"date":"2026-10-08T01:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-is-christa-pike-still-speaking-after-execution-and-what-happens-next-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T01:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:00:24","slug":"how-is-christa-pike-still-speaking-after-execution-and-what-happens-next-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-is-christa-pike-still-speaking-after-execution-and-what-happens-next-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Christa Pike still speaking after execution &#8211; and what happens next?| BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CZlJkyx2t5Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How is Christa Pike still speaking after execution - and what happens next?| BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CZlJkyx2t5Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Convicted murderer Christa Pike has woken up and begun speaking from her hospital bed almost a week after authorities in the US state of Tennessee botched her execution, her lawyers said.<\/p>\n<p>She was sent to hospital after surviving two attempts to execute her via lethal injection for the 1995 murder of a 19-year-old she met at a summer camp for troubled teens.<\/p>\n<p>Now her lawyers are asking for answers and for evidence to be preserved. So what happens now?<\/p>\n<p>In this video&#8230;<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; What condition is she in?<br \/>\n1:52 &#8211; How did she survive?<br \/>\n3:47 &#8211; What did she do?<br \/>\n4:33 &#8211; The victims family<br \/>\n4:55 &#8211; What are the lawyers saying?<br \/>\n6:25 &#8211; Can Christa Pike sue?<br \/>\n7:10 &#8211; Will they try execute her again?<br \/>\n9:17 &#8211; What happens now?<\/p>\n<p>#ChristaPike #US #BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Convicted murderer Christa Pike has woken up and begun speaking from her hospital bed almost a week after authorities in the US state of Tennessee botched her execution, her lawyers said. 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