.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Smith ended up being the first individual anywhere to become executed by nitrogen hypoxia. He was pronounced guilty in 1989 of murdering Elizabeth Sennett, the partner of a minister coming from Alabama, on her other half's orders. The state possessed 1st tried to execute him, by deadly injection, in November 2022, but mishandled the method. After that, Mr Johnson decided on to be nailed to a cross through unfamiliar ways. His punishment has triggered resentment: Alabama claims nitrogen hypoxia is a quick, pain-free death but numerous medical pros differ. Some have likened it to torment. Why performed Alabama authorize this untested approach?