.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson became the initial individual anywhere to be executed through nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually pronounced guilty in 1989 of killing Elizabeth Sennett, the partner of a sermonizer coming from Alabama, on her hubby's orders. The state possessed very first tried to execute him, through fatal shot, in Nov 2022, yet mishandled the method. After that, Mr Johnson chose to become put to death through novel means. His punishment has caused flare-up: Alabama declares nitrogen hypoxia is an easy, pain-free fatality but several clinical specialists disagree. Some have likened it to torment. Why carried out Alabama authorize this untested method?