.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson came to be the 1st individual anywhere to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually convicted in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the partner of a minister from Alabama, on her husband's orders. The condition had initial made an effort to execute him, through deadly shot, in November 2022, yet botched the technique. After that, Mr Smith opted for to be nailed to a cross through unique ways. His execution has caused resentment: Alabama declares nitrogen hypoxia is actually a fast, painless fatality yet many clinical specialists differ. Some have parallelled it to torture. Why performed Alabama authorise this untested method?