Here’s what we know about the historic execution: In Alabama, 43 other inmates have requested new execution method ... Michael Sennett said at a news conference Thursday night.

The Alabama Execution Case: ... Michael Sennett, told NBC News in December that he was frustrated that the state had taken so long to carry out an execution that the judge ordered decades ago.

Alabama is poised to use nitrogen gas in a planned execution next month — making it the first of any state to attempt such a method and setting the stage for legal challenges.

Mr. Sennett said that he and other family members planned to attend the execution. Another son, Michael Sennett, told NBC News last month that he was frustrated that the state had taken so long to ...

Mike Sennett, son of Elizabeth Sennett, and other family members speak after Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution in Atmore, Alabama, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.

If successful, the method will be the latest execution technique to be used since 1982. Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted of stabbing Elizabeth Sennett to death in 1988. Smith, along ...

Alabama approved the use of nitrogen hypoxia for executions in 2018, ... Michael Sennett, one of Elizabeth Sennett's adult sons, witnessed the execution.