.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson became the first person anywhere to become executed by nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually convicted in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the spouse of a preacher from Alabama, on her spouse's orders. The state had first attempted to execute him, by dangerous injection, in Nov 2022, yet botched the technique. Afterwards, Mr Smith selected to be executed through novel methods. His execution has triggered resentment: Alabama states nitrogen hypoxia is actually a simple, pain-free fatality yet several health care pros disagree. Some have actually compared it to abuse. Why performed Alabama authorise this untried method?