.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson ended up being the 1st individual anywhere to be executed through nitrogen hypoxia. He was pronounced guilty in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the wife of a minister coming from Alabama, on her husband's orders. The state possessed 1st tried to execute him, by fatal treatment, in Nov 2022, but bungled the procedure. Afterwards, Mr Johnson opted for to become nailed to a cross by unfamiliar means. His execution has actually led to outrage: Alabama professes nitrogen hypoxia is actually a fast, painless fatality but a lot of medical specialists disagree. Some have likened it to abuse. Why carried out Alabama authorise this unproved strategy?