Here is the rewritten story: US inmate Christa Pike speaks out after failed execution attempt Christa Pike, a US inmate who survived a failed execution attempt by lethal injection in September, has spoken publicly for the first time about her experience. In a statement, Pike said she woke up "confused and in pain" after the procedure. Pike, who was sentenced to death for her role in a murder, was scheduled to be executed in Tennessee in September. However, the execution was halted after the lethal injection process was deemed to be ineffective.