.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson became the very first individual anywhere to become executed by nitrogen hypoxia. He was founded guilty in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the spouse of a sermonizer from Alabama, on her hubby's orders. The condition possessed very first tried to execute him, by fatal injection, in Nov 2022, but botched the operation. After that, Mr Johnson opted for to become put to death by novel methods. His execution has actually triggered flare-up: Alabama declares nitrogen hypoxia is actually a simple, easy death however many health care experts differ. Some have likened it to abuse. Why did Alabama authorize this untried technique?