Christa Pike, a 50-year-old woman, is conscious and speaking after a botched execution attempt. Her attorneys reported that she survived two doses of a lethal injection, which is believed to be a first. Pike has been hospitalized since the attempt on September 30, receiving critical medical care.

Pike was scheduled to be the first woman executed in a particular state since 1819. The execution attempt involved two doses of pentobarbital, after which she was still breathing.

Further details about this incident are available, including statements from her attorneys and information from the Death Penalty Information Center.