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Alabama Death Row Inmate Executed with Nitrogen Gas in Landmark Case

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Learn about the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, an Alabama Death Row Inmate, to be put to death via nitrogen gas. This landmark case raises ethical questions about the use of this method in the state’s death penalty system. Alabama Death Row Inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith’s Execution Marks Historic Use of Nitrogen Gas In a … Read more

Controversial Execution: Kenneth Smith’s End Sparks Global Debate

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In a long-awaited conclusion to a decades-old case, 58-year-old Kenneth Smith was executed at Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama. Convicted in 1988 for the murder-for-hire of a pastor’s wife, Smith spent over 35 years on death row. The execution, carried out using nitrogen hypoxia, has stirred controversy and reignited debates on the ethical implications of … Read more