Controversial Nitrogen Gas Execution in Alabama Sparks Debate
Carey Dale Grayson was executed in Alabama for the 1994 murder of Vicki Lynn Deblieux, but his final words were cut short by the warden after he began with profanity. Grayson's attorney claimed he intended to express remorse and criticize the justice system. Deblieux's daughter, present at the execution, opposed the death penalty, citing Grayson's abusive past and calling for an end to state-sanctioned executions. Grayson was the third person in the U.S. to be executed by nitrogen gas, all in Alabama.