.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson came to be the 1st person anywhere to be put to death through nitrogen hypoxia. He was pronounced guilty in 1989 of murdering Elizabeth Sennett, the other half of a minister coming from Alabama, on her other half's orders. The condition had initial tried to execute him, through deadly injection, in Nov 2022, but botched the technique. After that, Mr Smith opted for to become put to death through novel ways. His punishment has caused shock: Alabama states nitrogen hypoxia is actually a quick, easy death yet many medical experts disagree. Some have compared it to torture. Why carried out Alabama authorise this untried strategy?