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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say

Par : Maya Yang and agencies

Lawyers seek preservation of evidence after prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital on 30 September

Christa Pike, a Tennessee prisoner who survived the state’s attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said, as they head to court on Wednesday seeking a court order requiring preservation of all evidence relating to the botched exercise by the state.

Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital, a sedative, as Tennessee officials attempted to put her to death last Wednesday in a case that shocked many in America and created headlines around the world. She was set to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

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© Photograph: J Miles Cary/Reuters

© Photograph: J Miles Cary/Reuters

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Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee

Par : Emily Cochrane
The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.

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Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted.
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Christa Pike’s Case Puts Execution Methods Under Scrutiny

Par : Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
Tennessee’s unsuccessful attempt to end the life of Christa Pike is spurring more scrutiny over capital punishment techniques, and whether the death penalty should exist at all.

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In a photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the state’s death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left.
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Trump Orders Execution by Firing Squad for Gunman in 2009 Fort Hood Shooting

Par : Chris Cameron
The Pentagon said that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who carried out the deadliest mass shooting at an American military base, would be executed by firing squad.

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Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan in 2010. During his court-martial, he was convicted after admitting to killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others at Fort Hood in Texas.
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Tennessee Commissioner Resigns After Failed Execution of Christa Pike

Par : Emily Cochrane
Frank Strada, who oversaw the process that left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, quit as an independent review began.

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Frank Strada, the embattled Tennessee prison chief, is stepping down after the failed execution of Christa Pike.
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Tennessee Prison Commissioner Resigns Days After Failed Execution

Par : Emily Cochrane
Frank Strada, who oversaw the process that left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, quit as an independent review begins.

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Frank Strada, the embattled Tennessee prison chief, is stepping down following the failed execution of Christa Pike.
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How a Failed Execution Left Christa Pike Hovering Between Life and Death

Par : Shaila Dewan and Emily Cochrane
Her legal team had repeatedly warned that her execution could go wrong. On Wednesday, they were proven right.

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Emergency vehicles arrived at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution on Wednesday after the failed execution of Christa Pike.
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‘How Does That Happen?’: America’s Execution System Is Long Flawed

Par : Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
The failed execution of Christa Pike, which left her clinging to life in Tennessee, was the latest grisly error to take place in an American execution chamber.

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Emergency vehicles arrived at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville after the failed execution of Christa Pike.
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Tennessee Prison Chief Was Hired Despite a Trail of Troubled Executions

Par : Eduardo Medina · Jack Healy and Emily Cochrane
The failed execution of Christa Pike has prompted new scrutiny of Frank Strada, who resigned as the state’s top prison official on Saturday, and his past role overseeing executions in Arizona.

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Frank Strada speaking at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville after an execution in August.
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With Christa Pike Unconscious, Another Execution Attempt Is in Doubt

Par : Emily Cochrane
Her condition raises questions about whether Tennessee could attempt to execute her again if she is incapable of understanding what is happening.

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Friday’s disclosure was the most detailed information about Christa Pike’s health since she survived two rounds of pentobarbital Wednesday evening.
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Unusual Issues in Court at Guantánamo Stand Out as a Case Finally Heads to Trial

Par : Carol Rosenberg
Prosecutors want remote testimony for witnesses unable or unwilling to travel to Guantánamo. The defense wants jurors to be told that, guilty or innocent, the defendant will not go free.

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A sign at the legal complex at Guantánamo Bay, seen in 2023.
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Tennessee’s Botched Attempt to Execute Christa Pike Intensifies Concerns Over Lethal Injections

Par : Rick Rojas
The failed attempt with Christa Pike has intensified bipartisan concerns about Tennessee’s ability to effectively carry out lethal injections.

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Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, where Christa Pike was set to be executed.
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Colleen Slemmer Was a Vibrant and Generous Presence, Her Mother Says

Par : Madaleine Rubin and Emily Cochrane
Ms. Slemmer was killed in 1995 by Christa Pike, whose execution in Tennessee was botched on Wednesday. Her family celebrated what would have been her 51st birthday last month.

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May Martinez, holding a photo of Colleen Slemmer, at her home recently in Palatka, Fla.
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Christa Pike’s Lawyers Describe a ‘Cruel and Torturous’ Failed Execution

Par : Jacey Fortin
It was not clear on Thursday what had gone wrong with the lethal injection. The governor said an investigation is underway.

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Mike Stanfield standing in the area reserved for people opposed to the death penalty outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville before the planned execution of Christa Pike on Wednesday.
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America’s Long History of Executions Includes Many Botched Ones

Par : Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
Tennessee’s attempt to end Christa Pike’s life did not succeed. No method of execution has been foolproof.

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Emergency vehicles came to Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday night, after the failed execution of Christa Pike.
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Pike Said She Rued a Grisly Crime. The Victim’s Mother Wants Her Dead.

Par : Emily Cochrane
May Martinez, who waited outside the prison for an execution that didn’t happen, said she could not fathom Christa Pike changing.

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May Martinez raised money to attend the execution of her daughter’s killer.
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