.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson came to be the initial individual anywhere to be put to death through nitrogen hypoxia. He was sentenced in 1989 of murdering Elizabeth Sennett, the spouse of a preacher from Alabama, on her other half's orders. The condition possessed very first made an effort to execute him, by dangerous shot, in November 2022, yet messed up the operation. After that, Mr Smith picked to become nailed to a cross by unique methods. His punishment has actually triggered shock: Alabama states nitrogen hypoxia is a quick, easy fatality however many medical professionals differ. Some have compared it to abuse. Why carried out Alabama authorize this untried procedure?