"Alabama Executes Death Row Inmate Kenneth Smith Using Nitrogen Gas"
Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first person in US history to be executed by nitrogen gas, with witnesses reporting that he struggled for life for 22 minutes. The United Nations and human rights experts had raised concerns about the untested method, calling it potentially torturous and inhumane. Despite the controversy, Alabama authorities proceeded with the execution, prompting dissent from Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Smith's final statement expressed his belief that humanity took a step backwards in Alabama, while the son of his victim, Elizabeth Sennett, stated that the execution brought closure but would not bring his mother back.
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