.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Smith came to be the 1st individual anywhere to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually convicted in 1989 of murdering Elizabeth Sennett, the better half of a preacher coming from Alabama, on her hubby's orders. The state possessed very first made an effort to execute him, through dangerous injection, in November 2022, yet mishandled the technique. Afterwards, Mr Johnson selected to become killed through unique means. His execution has led to shock: Alabama professes nitrogen hypoxia is a quick, painless fatality however many medical specialists differ. Some have actually compared it to torture. Why did Alabama authorise this untried method?