.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Smith came to be the first person anywhere to become put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was pronounced guilty in 1989 of killing Elizabeth Sennett, the wife of a preacher coming from Alabama, on her partner's orders. The condition had 1st tried to execute him, by deadly shot, in Nov 2022, however messed up the technique. After that, Mr Smith chose to be nailed to a cross by unfamiliar methods. His execution has created flare-up: Alabama professes nitrogen hypoxia is an easy, painless death however numerous medical pros disagree. Some have likened it to torment. Why performed Alabama authorise this untested method?