Christa Pike
Avoided Severe Brain Damage?!?
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Christa Pike‘s courtroom battle produced one surprisingly hopeful clue about her recovery … she wants her iPad back, a telling clue about her brain function.
Los Angeles Magazine reporter Lauren Conlin joined Jakson on TMZ’s “In The Know” Wednesday and said that detail jumped out at her … if Pike wants to message friends, family and her attorneys, Conlin thinks that’s a good sign she may not be dealing with the severe brain damage many feared.
Conlin also says Wednesday’s preservation order is a big deal … because Pike’s lawyers want the actual pentobarbital from the failed execution tested.
And she thinks there’s another reason they want everything locked down — a possible civil case against Tennessee.
Conlin says Pike’s team could also have a real shot at keeping her alive … especially because her lawyers warned before the execution that her medical issues could make lethal injection especially dangerous.
One thing Conlin still can’t get over … Pike’s attorneys say they didn’t see her in person until Wednesday, almost a full week after the failed execution.
So, between the iPad request, the evidence fight, and Pike being awake and talking … Conlin says Wednesday’s hearing revealed a lot more than it might’ve seemed on the surface.
Be sure to check out the full “In The Know” interview on YouTube.
