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Kenneth Smith Becomes First Person Executed by Nitrogen Gas in the U.S.

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Read about the historic event of Kenneth Smith's execution by nitrogen gas in Alabama, sparking controversy and international attention.

Kenneth Smith made history by becoming the first person in the U.S. to be executed using nitrogen gas, specifically nitrogen hypoxia, in Alabama. This method was chosen as an alternative to lethal injection and was lawfully carried out as per Smith's request. The nation witnessed the first known execution by nitrogen gas, marking a significant moment in capital punishment in the country.

Smith, a convicted killer, had faced a earlier attempt of lethal injection but finally met his fate through nitrogen hypoxia. The execution process has raised debates on the ethics and humaneness of the new method, as witnesses described Smith's writhing moments before his death.

The event has triggered outrage and condemnation, with organizations like the UN and EU criticizing Alabama's utilization of an untested execution procedure. The ACLU expressed concerns over the treatment of Smith during the execution, highlighting the controversy surrounding the application of nitrogen gas in capital punishment.

As Kenneth Smith's execution gains global attention, the world watches closely as Alabama carries out the unprecedented use of nitrogen gas in the execution process.

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Kenneth Smith becomes 1st person in US to be executed by ... (ABC News)

"The execution was lawfully carried out by nitrogen hypoxia, the method previously requested by Mr. Smith as an alternative to lethal injection. At long last, ...

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Alabama carries out nation's first known execution with nitrogen gas ... (CNN)

Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation's first known execution to be carried out using the ...

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Kenneth Eugene Smith executed by nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama ... (CBS News)

Alabama went through with its planned execution on Thursday of Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was the first condemned inmate in the U.S. put to death using ...

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Outcry as Alabama executes hitman Kenneth Smith with first new ... (The Independent)

Kenneth Eugene Smith is set to become the first US death row inmate executed by nitrogen asphyxia.

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First Thing: Alabama executes Kenneth Smith using untested ... (The Guardian)

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Alabama uses experimental nitrogen gas method to kill death row ... (EL PAÍS in English)

Kenneth Eugene Smith was found guilty of murdering a woman in the 1980s and had survived another attempt at execution by lethal injection in which the vein ...

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Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas for the first time (The Associated Press)

Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted killer, has become the first person in the U.S. to be executed with nitrogen gas at a South Alabama prison.

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Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first US nitrogen gas ... (BBC News)

Witnesses observed two to four minutes of writhing by convicted murderer Kenneth Smith before he died.

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'His debt was paid tonight': Sennett brothers find closure in ... (WVTM13)

On Thursday night, the state of Alabama executed Kenneth Smith, one of two men found guilty of murdering Elizabeth Sennett in 1988. Advertisement. Following his ...

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Live Updates: Alabama to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith (WVTM13)

Video above: The execution timeline. Contract killer Kenneth Eugene Smith is set to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Advertisement.

ACLU Statement on Alabama Execution of Kenneth Smith by ... (ACLU)

— The Alabama Department of Corrections executed Kenneth Smith late yesterday evening by nitrogen hypoxia, the first time in U.S. history that a state has used ...

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Kenneth Smith Executed by Nitrogen Hypoxia (ACLU of Alabama)

Overnight, the State of Alabama executed Kenneth Smith via nitrogen hypoxia. During the execution, Mr. Smith suffered and ADOC tortured him to death.

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After Kenneth Smith's execution by nitrogen gas, UN and EU ... (USA TODAY)

The U.N. Human Rights Office and the European Union on Friday condemned the execution of an Alabama man by an untested method of capital punishment.

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Kenneth Eugene Smith: UN condemns Alabama nitrogen gas ... (BBC News)

A journalist who witnessed the execution told the BBC that Smith thrashed violently on the gurney. Smith was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher's wife, ...

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Alabama attorney general discusses the execution of Kenneth Smith (WSFA)

Alabama AG Steve ...

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“The World is Watching”: Witnesses Report Kenneth Smith ... (Death Penalty Information Center)

On January 25, 2024, Alabama executed Kenneth Smith using nitrogen hypoxia, a first in American history. Though state attorneys had assured courts that…

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