.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson ended up being the 1st person anywhere to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia. He was sentenced in 1989 of killing Elizabeth Sennett, the better half of a minister from Alabama, on her husband's orders. The state had 1st attempted to execute him, through fatal shot, in November 2022, however botched the technique. After that, Mr Smith chose to become killed by novel methods. His execution has resulted in indignation: Alabama states nitrogen hypoxia is a quick, pain-free death but many clinical specialists differ. Some have actually compared it to abuse. Why did Alabama authorise this untried approach?