Christa Pike is alive and talking after a botched execution, according to her legal team. A former doctor, Paul Allen, was not surprised by this news. Pike's defense team has questioned the delivery of the drug pentobarbital, suggesting it may not have been administered directly into her vein.

The former doctor believes the drug could still have been fatal if Pike had not received medical care after the attempted execution. Medical intervention was provided when Pike did not die within a certain time frame.

Further details about the incident are available, including the response from the Tennessee Department of Correction, which claims to have followed all protocol.