An man convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday evening in ...

Demetrius Terrence Frazier broke into the window of Brown's apartment on Nov. 27, 1991, before demanding money and raping her ...

(Alabama Department of Corrections) During the execution a gas mask is placed over the inmate’s face, replacing breathable oxygen with pure nitrogen gas, killing them by lack of oxygen.

Frazier spent his final hours visiting with his mother, sister and attorneys. He requested a final meal from Taco Bell, ...

made an agreement to extradite Frazier to Alabama death row in November 2011. Nitrogen hypoxia is an execution method in which the inmate breathes in pure nitrogen gas through a mask ...

The executions of Steven Nelson in Texas and Demetrius Frazier in Alabama come in the context of the Trump administration’s ...

Louisiana is set to resume executions after a 15-year pause, utilizing the controversial method of nitrogen hypoxia. The ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the state will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, potentially using the ...

Lawmakers introduced the bill after the HBO show ‘Last Week Tonight’ revealed that a CT company was the source of a drug used ...

ATMORE, Ala. — A man convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment is set to be executed Thursday in Alabama in what would be the nation’s fourth execution with nitrogen gas.

Alabama became the first state to conduct nitrogen gas executions, putting three people to death last year with the method. It involves placing a respirator gas mask over the person’s face to ...