.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Smith became the initial person anywhere to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was pronounced guilty in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the better half of a preacher coming from Alabama, on her hubby's orders. The condition possessed initial tried to execute him, by lethal shot, in Nov 2022, yet messed up the operation. After that, Mr Johnson chose to be executed by novel methods. His execution has led to indignation: Alabama asserts nitrogen hypoxia is a fast, easy death yet lots of health care specialists differ. Some have actually likened it to torment. Why performed Alabama authorise this unproved approach?