.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson ended up being the first individual anywhere to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was pronounced guilty in 1989 of killing Elizabeth Sennett, the wife of a minister from Alabama, on her partner's orders. The state possessed 1st attempted to execute him, by lethal shot, in Nov 2022, however messed up the technique. After that, Mr Smith decided on to become put to death through novel methods. His punishment has actually caused resentment: Alabama asserts nitrogen hypoxia is an easy, painless fatality however many medical specialists disagree. Some have likened it to torment. Why performed Alabama authorise this unproved procedure?