Christa Pike has 'profound' health turnaround after botched execution, lawyers say
Pike's lawyers say her recovery is "remarkable" as they give an update on her condition after she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection.
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Christa Pike's Lawyer Paints A Mixed Picture Of Recovery After Botched Execution
Convicted murderer Christa Pike was "up and walking" for the first time on Wednesday, a week after she survived multiple rounds of lethal injections in a Tenne…
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Christa Pike now walking after failed US execution, lawyer tells BBC
A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.
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Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after failed execution, lawyers say
Lawyers say the convicted killer was surprised to have survived and remained "shackled" to her hospital bed.
Christa Pike's first words revealed after she unexpectedly woke up while lawyers thought she was 'brain dead'
Christa Pike's lawyers believed she was brain dead before she unexpectedly woke up and began talking, days after Tennessee's botched execution.
Christa Pike has pneumonia, unable to move arms after botched execution, lawyers say
Attorneys for Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived two doses of a lethal injection during her botched execution last week, shared an update on her h…
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Lawyers seek to stop execution today in Texas, citing Christa Pike's failed injection
Because the same drug used in her attempted execution would be used in Texas for Jamaal Howard, his attorneys argued the drug poses the same risks.
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US death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say
Experts and lawyers called the apparent recovery unprecedented, noting she is believed to be the only known person to survive a lethal injection.
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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say
The prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital as authorities tried to put her to death on 30 SeptemberChrista Pike, a Tennessee prisoner who survived the st…
Tennessee woman conscious, speaking after execution attempt, lawyers say
Christa Pike, the convicted killer who survived two lethal injections last week in Tennessee, is now conscious and speaking, according to her lawyers. Tom Hans…
Lawyer for one of Cornell 7 calls for special prosecutor to be removed over previous comments
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Doctor says he warned Christa Pike's lawyers that her execution could be cruel and painful
Dr. Joel Zivot, an anesthesiologist, was retained by Christa Pike's legal team as a medical expert and says he warned them after reviewing her medical records…
Christa Pike's lawyers push for commuted sentence after botched execution
Attorneys for Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution in Tennessee last week, have renewed their push for the state to commute her death sentence.
Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
Pike's lawyer says doctors are still trying to clear two lethal doses of pentobarbital from her body.
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Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five 'botched' executions, lawyers say
Frank Strada facing mounting questions after Pike survives injection with lethal drugs in TennesseeTennessee's prison chief is under fire for the failed execut…
Cornell frat house rape accuser 'under siege' online, says lawyer
A lawyer for Jane Doe says she is "not doing well" amid attempts to uncover her identity.
Jane Doe's lawyer accuses Cornell of a "cover-up" in rape case
Thomas Giuffra, the lawyer for Jane Doe in the Cornell rape case, is accusing the university of a "cover-up," claiming school officials were more focused on pr…
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US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say
As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution, lawyers say
Christa Pike "remains critically ill" and is receiving medical care after a botched execution attempt in Tennessee, her attorneys said.
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Lindsay Clancy's Lawyer Returns To Another Gruesome Murder Case
While prosecutors mull whether to retry Lindsay Clancy for the murders of her three children, her attorney Kevin Reddington has returned to another client. Kel…
Lawyers, experts urge Tennessee governor to commute Christa Pike's sentence after botched execution
Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital in a botched Tennessee execution, and her lawyers now urge Gov. Bill Lee to commute her death sentence.
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Christa Pike's lawyer says botched execution was 'cruel' and 'torturous' - video
Christa Pike is critically ill in a Nashville hospital after surviving two attempts by Tennessee to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyers say. Pike, 50,…
Christa Pike in critical condition after botched Tennessee execution, lawyers say
A lawyer for Pike demanded that the governor commute her sentence after an attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed.
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Cornell accuser was 'failed' by university health care system, lawyer says
Jane Doe told the school's doctor that she had contracted an infection "in a traumatic way", but they "didn't really follow up", according to the New York Time…
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Lindsay Clancy lawyer pushes back on claims he shifted strategy after mistrial in new interview
Kevin Reddington argued a Rule 25 motion claiming prosecutors failed to prove Lindsay Clancy killed her three children beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Lindsay Clancy holdout juror's lawyers say they plan bar complaint against Reddington
Lindsay Clancy's defense lawyer Kevin Reddington faces a bar complaint from attorneys for the holdout juror who blocked her acquittal at trial.
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Lindsay Clancy's lawyer shocks court, claims there's no evidence she killed her kids
Lindsay Clancy was back in court on Tuesday, where her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, said the "entire case is based on speculation." Shanelle Kaul and Caroline Pol…
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Lindsay Clancy lawyer raises explosive doubt over who killed her children
Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued for the first time that prosecutors failed to prove she killed her three children.
