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What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and how did she survive?

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- Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
- What happened during Christa Pike's failed execution
- Christa Pike lawyers say she is speaking one week after failed execution
- What we know about Christa Pike’s ‘unprecedented' recovery after failed execution
- US death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say
- Christa Pike is awake after surviving execution: What happens now?
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