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Alabama inmate becomes first in U.S. to be executed with nitrogen gas

Alabama on Thursday became the first state to use nitrogen gas to execute a death row inmate. Kenneth Smith was executed by nitrogen hypoxia at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama, becoming the first executioner in the United States to be executed using an untested method. Smith was executed in 1988 for […]

Alabama executes Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas

An Alabama death row inmate was executed Thursday night, marking the first time in the United States to be executed by nitrogen gas, authorities confirmed. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, died at Holman Prison in Atmore after the Supreme Court refused to block experimental executions. Smith was forced to inhale toxic gas through a mask, depriving […]

Alabama hitman’s nitrogen gas execution sparks controversy: what to know

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Alabama death row inmate facing nitrogen hypoxia execution loses last ditch appeal

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