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.
"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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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 ...
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.
Witnesses observed two to four minutes of writhing by convicted murderer Kenneth Smith before he died.
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— 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 ...
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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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, ...
On January 25, 2024, Alabama executed Kenneth Smith using nitrogen hypoxia, a first in American history. Though state attorneys had assured courts that…