.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson came to be the 1st person anywhere to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually founded guilty in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the spouse of a preacher from Alabama, on her hubby's orders. The state had first attempted to execute him, by dangerous injection, in November 2022, however messed up the procedure. After that, Mr Johnson chose to become put to death by unique ways. His execution has actually caused flare-up: Alabama claims nitrogen hypoxia is actually an easy, painless fatality however numerous medical pros disagree. Some have actually compared it to torture. Why carried out Alabama authorise this untested method?