US EditionAlabama sets October execution using nitrogen gas
Boyd, convicted for a 1993 murder, faces execution by nitrogen hypoxia despite ongoing federal legal challenges citing potential pain and constitutional concerns.
- Governor Kay Ivey has set the execution date for Anthony Todd Boyd to begin at midnight on October 23, 2025, continuing into the early hours of October 24, with nitrogen hypoxia as the method, for his 1993 conviction related to the kidnapping and killing of Gregory Huguley.
- Boyd and three others abducted Huguley in connection with an unpaid $200 debt for cocaine, then restrained him, poured gasoline on him, and set him on fire, resulting in his death according to court records.
- Boyd has been on death row since 1995, and he chose nitrogen gas as his preferred execution method in 2018 despite ongoing legal challenges.
- His lawyers argue nitrogen hypoxia causes conscious suffocation and pain, while the state claims it leads to rapid unconsciousness and urges dismissal of the lawsuit.
- If carried out, Boyd's execution will be Alabama's fourth this year using nitrogen gas, highlighting the state's continued use of this method despite controversy and appeals.
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