Alabama Executes Inmate With New Nitrogen Gas Method At Atmore Prison : NorthEscambia.com
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The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas, the first time the controversial method decried by human rights advocates has been used in the country.
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ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man who was paid $1,000 to kill an Alabama woman more than 30 years ago was put to death with pure nitrogen gas, a first-of-its-kind execution that again placed the United States at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, appeared to shake and convulse […]