Alabama Executes Third Inmate with Nitrogen Gas for 1994 Murder

Alabama executed Carey Dale Grayson using nitrogen gas for the 1994 murder of Vicki Lynn Deblieux, marking the state's sixth execution in 2024 and the third nitrogen gas execution in the U.S. Grayson, who was convicted alongside three other teenagers, expressed remorse before his death. The execution has sparked debate over the use of nitrogen gas and the ethics of the death penalty, with Deblieux's daughter opposing the execution despite the crime's brutality. The U.S. Supreme Court had denied Grayson's appeal to halt the execution.