.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson ended up being the very first individual anywhere to become put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually convicted in 1989 of murdering Elizabeth Sennett, the partner of a sermonizer coming from Alabama, on her partner's orders. The state had 1st tried to execute him, by lethal treatment, in Nov 2022, however bungled the treatment. Afterwards, Mr Johnson opted for to become nailed to a cross through novel ways. His punishment has actually resulted in indignation: Alabama states nitrogen hypoxia is actually a fast, easy death yet several clinical experts disagree. Some have compared it to torture. Why carried out Alabama authorize this untested technique?