.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson came to be the initial individual anywhere to become executed by nitrogen hypoxia. He was pronounced guilty in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the partner of a minister coming from Alabama, on her spouse’s orders. The condition had very first attempted to execute him, by deadly shot, in Nov 2022, but botched the technique.
After that, Mr Johnson opted for to become nailed to a cross by unfamiliar means. His execution has actually caused shock: Alabama declares nitrogen hypoxia is actually an easy, painless fatality but several clinical experts differ. Some have actually compared it to torment.
Why performed Alabama authorize this untested approach?