Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted killer, was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. Thursday at an Alabama prison after breathing the gas through a face mask to cause oxygen deprivation.

Kenneth Eugene Smith in an undated photo. At about 11:20 p.m., the state-sanctioned killing was called off “due to the time constraints resulting from the lateness of the court’s proceedings ...

Alabama executes Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas and deepfake photos of Taylor Swift: Morning Rundown Elizabeth Robinson Fri, January 26, 2024 at 2:05 PM UTC ...

Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation's first execution ...

This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher's wife.

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher's wife.

ATMORE, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama has abandoned its effort to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith, at least for the immediate future. CBS 42 will provide live updates below from Holman Correctional Faci… ...

Kenneth Eugene Smith, convicted for a murder-for-hire committed in 1988, and scheduled to be executed in the U.S. state of Alabama by asphyxiation using pure nitrogen, poses for an undated booking ...

In a 6-2 decision, the Alabama Supreme Court determined the method could be tried on death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith Alabama Department of Corrections via AP, AP Photo/Dave Martin Alabama ...

ATMORE, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama has abandoned its effort to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith, at least for the immediate future. CBS 42 will provide live updates below from Holman Correctional Faci… ...

Attorneys for the first inmate slated to be put to death with nitrogen gas have asked a federal appeals court to block the upcoming execution in Alabama.

ATMORE, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama has abandoned its effort to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith, at least for the immediate future. CBS 42 will provide live updates below from Holman Correctional Faci… ...