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A second death warrant was later finalized, ordering Smith to be put to death on January 25, 2024, by nitrogen hypoxia, which was a secondary execution method in Alabama and had never been administered since its implementation. On January 10, 2024, a federal judge ruled that Alabama could proceed with the execution of Smith using nitrogen gas.
The execution of Alan Eugene Miller (January 20, 1965 – September 26, 2024) took place in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia.It was the second execution in both the world and state to use this particular method, following the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in January 2024. [2]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alan Eugene Miller became the second man in the nation executed by nitrogen gas Thursday when the state of Alabama put him to death for a 1999 triple homicide, after failing ...
The US Supreme Court has again denied a last-minute appeal by attorneys for Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Smith, who is scheduled to be put to death Thursday by nitrogen gas – a wholly new ...
Proponents of the nitrogen hypoxia execution method, which replaces oxygen breathed by an inmate with 100% nitrogen, say a person would likely lose consciousness shortly into the procedure, making ...
Chandler was one of five media witnesses for Smith’s execution by nitrogen hypoxia. She has covered approximately 15 executions in Alabama over the last two decades, including the state’s ...
Nitrogen gas or oxygen-depleted air has been considered for human execution, as it can induce nitrogen asphyxiation. The victim detects little abnormal sensation as the oxygen level falls. This leads to asphyxiation (death from lack of oxygen) without the painful and traumatic feeling of suffocation, or the side effects of poisoning. [56]
Alabama has scheduled a second execution with nitrogen gas, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested method. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a Sept ...