.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson came to be the first person anywhere to become put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was convicted in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the partner of a minister from Alabama, on her spouse's orders. The state had very first tried to execute him, through deadly injection, in Nov 2022, but mishandled the operation. Afterwards, Mr Johnson picked to become executed through unique means. His punishment has caused flare-up: Alabama professes nitrogen hypoxia is actually a simple, painless fatality yet many health care specialists disagree. Some have actually compared it to abuse. Why performed Alabama authorize this unproved method?