US EditionAlabama sets October execution using nitrogen gas
Boyd, convicted for a 1993 kidnapping and murder, contests nitrogen hypoxia as cruel and unconstitutional while Alabama has executed five inmates with this method since 2023.
- Alabama has scheduled Anthony Todd Boyd's execution for October 23-24, using nitrogen hypoxia for the kidnapping and murder of Gregory Huguley in 1993.
- Governor Kay Ivey has stated she will not grant clemency for Boyd, who was convicted of burning Huguley to death.
- Boyd's request for execution by hanging or firing squad was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018.
- The nitrogen hypoxia method used in Alabama has faced controversy, with some viewing it as untested and potentially painful torture.
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