Christa Pike says she woke up in pain after a failed execution

"There hasn't been a moment since that night when I haven't been in pain," Pike said in her first public statement since the September attempt.

— Christa Pike

Pike, 50, survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital and was discharged from hospital at the end of September. Her lawyers say she had pneumonia, swollen arms and could not swallow.

Time in prison

30 years since the 1995 murder

She is back in the prison where she has spent 30 years for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. She is thought to be the only person to survive a lethal-injection attempt.