Atmore — Alabama made history by becoming the first state to utilize nitrogen hypoxia for executing a convicted killer. This milestone was achieved when Kenneth Eugene Smith’s death sentence was carried out at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility. Smith was convicted of brutally beating 45-year-old Elizabeth Sennett to death with a fireplace poker over … Read more
ATMORE, Alabama – A prisoner in Alabama has made history as the first inmate in the world to be executed with nitrogen gas. Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, 58, was put to death after the US Supreme Court declined a legal bid to halt his sentence. His official time of death was 8.25pm on Thursday (2.25am … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Kenneth Smith, a convicted murderer from Alabama, is poised to become the first inmate in America to be executed using nitrogen gas. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Smith’s appeal to stop his execution, which is scheduled for Thursday. The court’s decision comes after Smith’s attempt to challenge the constitutionality of using nitrogen … Read more
ATMORE, Alabama: Alabama executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday using nitrogen gas, marking the first time this method has been used in the United States. Smith, 58, was convicted of the 1988 murder-for-hire of a pastor’s wife and had been on death row for over 30 years. He was pronounced dead at 8:25 … Read more
A prisoner in Alabama made history as the first inmate in the world to be put to death with nitrogen gas. Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith was executed on Thursday, after the US Supreme Court denied his legal challenge to stop the execution. Smith officially died at 8:25pm local time. Alabama state governor Kay Ivey stated … Read more