.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson ended up being the initial individual anywhere to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually sentenced in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the wife of a preacher from Alabama, on her spouse's orders. The condition had initial attempted to execute him, by lethal injection, in November 2022, but bungled the technique. After that, Mr Johnson picked to become executed through unique methods. His punishment has triggered indignation: Alabama professes nitrogen hypoxia is actually a quick, easy death but lots of clinical pros disagree. Some have actually likened it to abuse. Why did Alabama authorize this untested procedure?