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Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support before waking, lawyers say

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Death row inmate who survived execution by lethal injection is said to be 'angry and confused' about what happened.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:20:01 UTC.

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  4. Christa Pike’s first words after surviving execution: ‘Where am I?’ attorney says

  5. Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support before waking, lawyers say

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