Kenneth Eugene Smith executed by nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama, marking a first for the death penalty

Alabama went through with its planned execution on Thursday of Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was the first condemned inmate in the U.S. put to death using nitrogen gas.


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    Greenman037
    Greenman037 (#179445)
    9 months ago

    22 minutes to die.

    Grendels_ma
    Grendels_ma (#190896)
    Reply to  Greenman037
    9 months ago

    The American Veterinary Medical Association outlawed nitrogen anoxia for euthanasia because it was too distressful for animals…..