.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Smith ended up being the very first individual anywhere to become put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was pronounced guilty in 1989 of killing Elizabeth Sennett, the spouse of a sermonizer coming from Alabama, on her other half's orders. The condition possessed very first made an effort to execute him, by fatal injection, in November 2022, but messed up the treatment. After that, Mr Johnson decided on to be nailed to a cross by novel means. His punishment has induced flare-up: Alabama professes nitrogen hypoxia is an easy, pain-free death yet many health care pros disagree. Some have likened it to torment. Why performed Alabama authorize this untested approach?