.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson became the 1st person anywhere to become executed through nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually sentenced in 1989 of murdering Elizabeth Sennett, the better half of a preacher from Alabama, on her spouse's orders. The state had very first attempted to execute him, by dangerous treatment, in November 2022, however messed up the procedure. After that, Mr Smith opted for to become nailed to a cross by novel ways. His execution has actually caused flare-up: Alabama states nitrogen hypoxia is an easy, easy death however numerous medical specialists disagree. Some have compared it to torture. Why carried out Alabama authorize this untried approach?