Kenneth Eugene Smith’s wife ‘cried out’ during his execution
The wife of murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith reportedly screamed as he writhed in his restraints for 22 minutes before he became the first person in the nation to be executed by nitrogen gas. According to the victim's son, that finally led to his mother being executed with nitrogen gas. 36 years after her murder. Eugene […]
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 […]
Federal court approved Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution by nitrogen gas
Following a federal appeals court ruling Wednesday, Alabama will be allowed to become the first state in the country to execute inmates with nitrogen gas, but convicted murderers will now be put to death in a new way. exactly one day before the The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that convicted murderer Kenneth […]