.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Smith ended up being the 1st individual anywhere to be put to death through nitrogen hypoxia. He was pronounced guilty in 1989 of killing Elizabeth Sennett, the spouse of a preacher from Alabama, on her hubby's orders. The state had very first made an effort to execute him, by lethal shot, in Nov 2022, however messed up the operation. Afterwards, Mr Johnson selected to be executed through novel means. His execution has triggered indignation: Alabama professes nitrogen hypoxia is an easy, painless death however numerous medical pros differ. Some have compared it to abuse. Why performed Alabama authorise this untested procedure?