@jenifermarksthespot: Christa Pike is awake. She is conscious. And she is talking. The State of Tennessee tried to execute her. They administered two doses of pentobarbital. She did not die. Instead, Christa Pike was rushed from the execution chamber to a hospital, critically ill. And today, her attorneys announced that she is conscious and speaking. So now what? Her death sentence still exists. Tennessee has halted executions for the rest of 2026 and ordered an independent investigation into what went wrong. But one enormous question remains: Can Tennessee try to execute Christa Pike again? The legal battle over what happens next may be unlike anything we’ve seen before. #ChristaPike #Tennessee #deathpenalty #truecrime