Alabama death row inmate 'writhed for minutes' in first execution using nitrogen gas
by Jitendra Joshi and Michael Howie
Jan 26, 2024
2 minutes
A convicted murderer thrashed and writhed as he was put to death in an Alabama jail with pure nitrogen gas, in a new and controversial method of execution.
Witnesses said that Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, appeared conscious for several minutes into Thursday's procedure as he was executed for the contract killing in 1988 of Elizabeth
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