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Alabama to carry out nation’s first execution via nitrogen hypoxia

By Luke Gentile
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The state of Alabama is set to carry out the nation’s first execution via nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday, officials said.

Kenneth Eugene Smith is set to be executed inside the William C. Holman Correctional Facility for the 1988 murder-for-hire killing of Alabama native Elizabeth Sennett, according to a report.

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