.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson became the 1st person anywhere to become executed by nitrogen hypoxia. He was pronounced guilty in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the partner of a preacher from Alabama, on her husband's orders. The condition possessed very first attempted to execute him, by deadly injection, in Nov 2022, but bungled the treatment. After that, Mr Johnson chose to become put to death through unique ways. His punishment has actually led to shock: Alabama claims nitrogen hypoxia is a simple, painless fatality however several clinical experts disagree. Some have compared it to torture. Why carried out Alabama authorise this untested procedure?