Summary
Christa Pike, who survived a failed execution by lethal injection in Tennessee, has been released from the hospital and returned to prison. She is receiving medical care and showing signs of recovery.Key Facts
- Christa Pike survived an execution attempt by lethal injection in Tennessee.
- After the botched execution, she was hospitalized and later discharged.
- Pike is back at Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, where she was held before the execution.
- She is receiving ongoing medical care at the prison.
- Pike has begun walking with some help and is regaining strength in her arms.
- She is eating a regular diet and her lungs are clear.
- Pike was convicted in 1995 for the murder of her classmate Colleen Slemmer.
- This is the first known case in the U.S. of a person surviving an execution attempt.
