.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson ended up being the very first person anywhere to become put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually founded guilty in 1989 of murdering Elizabeth Sennett, the wife of a preacher coming from Alabama, on her other half's orders. The condition possessed first tried to execute him, by dangerous injection, in November 2022, yet botched the method. After that, Mr Smith selected to be executed through unique means. His punishment has resulted in indignation: Alabama declares nitrogen hypoxia is actually a quick, painless fatality however several medical professionals differ. Some have likened it to torment. Why performed Alabama authorize this unproved procedure?