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US murderer Christa Pike discharged from hospital 10 days after failed execution
Pike's lawyers say she is "grateful" to the medical team who cared for her after she survived two lethal injections last month.
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Christa Pike was on ventilator, unconscious after botched lethal injection, lawyers say
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Pike had been on death row since she was convicted in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.
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Witnesses detail horror of Tennessee woman's botched execution: 'None of it was normal'
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Witness describes Christa Pike's movements after botched lethal injection
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