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Four minutes later, Pike's body twitched  abruptly  and she gave a  significant gasp for air,  Puckett said.

The rock was placed by the window again at 8:01 p.m., and the curtain descended for a second time at 8:05 p.m. - but the snoring continued and did for another 50 minutes, Puckett said.

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From behind the curtain, Puckett said the confused onlookers could hear a commotion of doctors and lawyers going in and out of the chamber.

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The media was escorted out of the room around 8:53 p.m. and she was still snoring - an indication she was still alive and breathing.

Pike, who was sentenced to death for the horrific 1995 slaying of a classmate, was rushed to the hospital where she was  provided life-saving measures,  according to her lawyers.

She likely suffered a brain injury as a result of the injections, they said.