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How death row inmate Kenneth Smith survived botched execution before ‘writhing in pain’ for minutes in grisly new method
DEATH row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith writhed for minutes in his final moments as he was executed with deadly nitrogen gas. Kenneth, 58, was becoming part of a morbid history as the first man in ...
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Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first nitrogen gas execution
Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method of capital punishment has been used globally. A witness told the BBC that Smith thrashed ...
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Kenneth Eugene Smith: US inmate faces first nitrogen execution after losing last-minute appeals
The justices have twice declined, along with a federal appeals court, to block what Kenneth Eugene Smith's lawyers call a "cruel and unusual" punishment. Opponents say using nitrogen gas could ...
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US State of Alabama executes inmate through nitrogen hypoxia
Kenneth Eugene Smith, an inmate in the US State of Alabama, Thursday became the first person ever to be put to death through the controversial nitrogen hypoxia mechanism. “Tonight Alabama caused ...
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Alabama Carries Out First Execution by Nitrogen Gas
Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted of murder, was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. Photo: Dan Anderson/Shutterstock ...