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Breaking News: Alabama Executes Kenneth Eugene Smith Using Nitrogen Gas

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Alabama carries out the first US execution by nitrogen gas. Find out more about this controversial event!

Alabama made history by executing death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith using nitrogen gas, marking the first US execution by this method. Smith, a contract killer, faced his fate on Thursday at 6 p.m. amidst legal battles and last-minute appeals. This experimental technique, nitrogen hypoxia, stirred debates among experts, with concerns over its potential effects. Witnesses reported Smith writhing for minutes before succumbing to death.

The US Supreme Court's denial of a reprieve paved the way for the execution. This event follows a previous failed attempt to execute Smith. The use of nitrogen gas as a means of capital punishment raises ethical questions and challenges conventional lethal injection methods. Despite criticism, Alabama proceeded with the execution, signaling a shift in execution practices in the US.

In a surprising turn of events, Smith's execution by nitrogen gas lasted longer than anticipated, causing discomfort among witnesses. This execution method's effectiveness and humaneness are now under scrutiny, prompting further debates on the future of capital punishment. The use of nitrogen gas in executions may set a precedent for other states considering alternative lethal injection methods.

In a rare move, international organizations like the UN have condemned Alabama's use of nitrogen gas in Smith's execution. This groundbreaking event highlights the ongoing debates surrounding capital punishment and the evolving methods used in US executions.

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Kenneth Eugene Smith: US inmate faces first nitrogen execution ... (BBC News)

An Alabama death row inmate is about to undergo the first US execution by nitrogen gas after losing last-minute appeals. The US Supreme Court and a lower ...

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Live Updates: Alabama to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith (WVTM13)

Video above: The execution timeline. Contract killer Kenneth Eugene Smith is set to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Advertisement.

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Alabama plans to carry out the first execution by nitrogen gas today (CNN)

Alabama is poised Thursday to carry out the first known execution using nitrogen gas, a new method some experts warn could cause him to experience a ...

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What's nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama prepares for Kenneth Smith's US ... (Aljazeera.com)

Only two years after a botched execution attempt on him, Kenneth Eugene Smith will once again be made to face death, this time through an experimental technique ...

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States can't figure out how to execute inmates, so they're trying ... (USA TODAY)

The state of Alabama tried to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith before and failed, so now they're trying something new: nitrogen hypoxia.

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Alabama plans first nitrogen gas execution on lethal injection survivor (The Washington Post)

Kenneth Eugene Smith is set to be put to death Thursday, 14 months after a botched attempt. It would be the first new execution method used in the U.S. in ...

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Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Smith faces execution today as ... (The Independent)

US Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to proceed with 'cruel', untested execution method.

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What is nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama's Kenneth Smith execution to ... (CBS News)

A death row inmate in Alabama is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, Jan. 25, using nitrogen gas. It will be the first U.S. execution carried out this ...

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Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first US nitrogen gas ... (BBC News)

Witnesses observed two to four minutes of writhing by convicted murderer Kenneth Smith before he died.

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Kenneth Eugene Smith: US inmate faces first nitrogen execution ... (Yahoo News Canada)

The Supreme Court has refused to grant a last-minute reprieve to an Alabama death row inmate facing the first ever US execution by nitrogen inhalation.

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Kenneth Eugene Smith executed by nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama ... (CBS News)

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 ...

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What to Know About the Execution of Kenneth Smith in Alabama (The New York Times)

Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be put to death by nitrogen gas on Thursday evening, the first time the method is being used in capital punishment in ...

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A prayer for death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith (America Magazine)

Kenneth Eugene Smith will face execution by the state of Alabama tonight. I pray that God may grant him peace.

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Kenneth Eugene Smith executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama for ... (Georgia Recorder)

The state of Alabama Thursday executed Kenneth Eugene Smith for the 1988 murder-for-hire of Elizabeth Sennett.

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U.S. Supreme Court allows nitrogen execution of Kenneth Eugene ... (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday denied Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith's final appeal, allowing his execution by nitrogen gas to proceed.

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Alabama to execute Kenneth Smith with untested nitrogen gas tonight (al.com)

The 58-year-old is set to be executed sometime Thursday night or early Friday morning. If the execution happens, he will be the first inmate put to death ...

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Kenneth Eugene Smith : Pourquoi l'Alabama a-t-il exécuté un ... (BBC Afrique)

Alors que les États américains cherchent une nouvelle méthode pour mettre à mort les criminels, le gaz d'azote été utilisé pour la première fois.

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États-Unis : l'Alabama procède à la première exécution à l'azote au ... (FRANCE 24)

Kenneth Eugene Smith, condamné à mort en 1996 pour meurtre, a été exécuté par inhalation d'azote jeudi soir dans une prison de l'Alabama, dans le sud des ...

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L'Alabama exécute un condamné par inhalation d'azote, une ... (ICI.Radio-Canada.ca)

L'État américain d'Alabama a exécuté le condamné à mort Kenneth Eugene Smith par inhalation d'azote, une première mondiale critiquée par l'ONU.

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Exécuté par inhalation d'azote : pourquoi Kenneth Eugene Smith a-t ... (ladepeche.fr)

Kenneth Eugene Smith, reconnu coupable d'un meurtre perpétré en 1988, a été exécuté ce jeudi 25 janvier par inhalation d'azote en Alabama (Etats-Unis).

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Kenneth Eugene Smith: UN condemns Alabama nitrogen gas ... (BBC News)

A journalist who witnessed the execution told the BBC that Smith thrashed violently on the gurney. Smith was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher's wife, ...

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