Alabama set to execute death row prisoner using 'cruel and experimental' nitrogen gas method
Alabama death row Kenneth Eugene Smith nitrogen execution convicted killer
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Alabama death row Kenneth Eugene Smith nitrogen execution convicted killer
Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted of murdering Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett in a murder-for-hire plot in Colbert County, Alabama
The execution will be the first attempt to use a new execution method since the 1982 introduction of lethal injection, now the most common execution method in the United States. - Alabama Set To Execute Inmate With Nitrogen Gas, A Never Before Used Method
The method involves putting a respirator-type face mask over the nose and mouth to replace breathable air with nitrogen, causing death from lack of oxygen.
Alabama plans to put death row prisoner Kenneth Smith to death today using an untested and very controversial execution method that has erupted a wave of harrowing warnings from experts and human rights advocates