The first person to be executed in America by way of nitrogen gas was Kenneth Eugene Smith in Alabama, just over a year ago. Witnesses said Smith writhed and seized for several torturous minutes ...

While there, I hope more executions than just that of Jesus fester in his mind. I was Kenneth Eugene Smith's spiritual advisor during the first nitrogen hypoxia execution in Alabama. There was no ...

Kenneth Eugene Smith, an inmate in the US State of Alabama, Thursday became the first person ever to be put to death through the controversial nitrogen hypoxia mechanism. “Tonight Alabama caused ...

27 at 6:00 a.m. ET. It comes after Alabama became the first state to execute a prisoner, Kenneth Eugene Smith, by nitrogen ...

Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted of murder, was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. Photo: Dan Anderson/Shutterstock ...

The state eventually agreed to execute him by nitrogen hypoxia, but Miller challenged the method after it was used in January on Kenneth Eugene Smith, who shook visibly on the gurney for minutes ...