US EditionWhat happened at the nation's first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account
- Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first person to be executed using nitrogen gas in Alabama. Critics argue that his shaking and convulsions during the execution proved their concerns about the method.
- Smith's wife and family members witnessed the execution through a separate viewing room. Smith made an "I love you" sign to them before his death.
- Smith was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. State officials refused to disclose the specific time the nitrogen gas began flowing or when Smith's heart stopped beating.
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The first person in US history to be executed using nitrogen experienced seizures within minutes, the Associated Press reported. RIA Novosti, 27.01.2024
What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — As witnesses including five news reporters watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation's first execution using nitrogen gas. Critics who had worried the new execution method would be cruel and experimental said Smith’s final moments Thursday night proved they were right.…
What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — As witnesses including five news reporters watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas. Critics who had worried the new execution method would be cruel and experimental said Smith’s final moments Thursday night proved they were right.…
What happened at the nation's first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Witnesses watched through a window at an Alabama prison as Kenneth Eugene Smith became the nation’s first person to be put to death using nitrogen gas. Smith shook and convulsed while strapped to the gurney. His arms pulled against the restraining straps. The shaking went on for at least two minutes. Smith began to take a series of deep gasping breaths, and then his breathing became no longer …
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