.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson came to be the initial person anywhere to become put to death through nitrogen hypoxia. He was sentenced in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the better half of a minister coming from Alabama, on her other half's orders. The condition possessed very first made an effort to execute him, by dangerous injection, in Nov 2022, however bungled the technique. Afterwards, Mr Smith opted for to be killed through novel ways. His execution has actually caused shock: Alabama declares nitrogen hypoxia is actually an easy, pain-free death yet numerous clinical pros differ. Some have likened it to torment. Why carried out Alabama authorise this untried technique?