MONTGOMERY, Alabama – On January 2, 2024, Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Smith, 58, experienced a gruesome and agonizing execution that has brought renewed attention to the controversial practice of the death penalty in the United States. The execution, conducted through a never-before-used method known as nitrogen hypoxia, is a stark reminder of the ongoing … Read more
JACKSON, Miss. – Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s announcement of seeking execution dates for two long-time death row inmates has brought attention to Mississippi’s capital punishment system. Willie Jerome Manning and Robert Simon Jr. have been on death row since the 1990s, facing a lengthy legal battle that has garnered public scrutiny. Manning was scheduled for … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The state of Alabama made headlines last night with its controversial execution of Kenneth Smith, bringing attention to the ongoing debate over the use of the death penalty in the United States. Smith was put to death using a method that has been condemned by experts as too cruel even for animals … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama made history Thursday by conducting the first execution in the United States using nitrogen gas, a controversial method that has garnered international scrutiny. Convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith, who had been on death row since 1996 for the 1988 murder of Elizabeth Sennett, was pronounced dead at 8:25 pm local time. … Read more
ATMORE, Alabama – The execution of Alabama prisoner, Kenneth Eugene Smith, using nitrogen gas took an unexpectedly long 22 minutes, despite assurances from the state that it would be quick and painless. Witnesses reported that Smith shook and writhed for two minutes as his mask filled up with gas, and then remained conscious, breathing heavily … Read more
ATMORE, Ala. — After spending more than two decades on death row, contract killer and Alabama native Kenneth Smith was executed using nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday, marking the first execution of its kind. The method, referred to as “experimental” by Smith’s attorneys, was recently criticized by the United Nations. The US Supreme Court declined to … Read more
ALABAMA (AP) — Kenneth Smith, a death row inmate in Alabama, is facing a second execution attempt. The first attempt, by lethal injection, failed when officials were unable to find a vein after four hours of trying. Now, he is scheduled to be executed using an untested method – death by nitrogen gas. This move … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. – Oba Chandler, a man from Florida, was executed after being convicted of three counts of murder in the case of Joan Rogers and her two daughters. The brutal 1989 killings remained a mystery for three years until police identified him as the suspect using a handwriting clue he left behind. Rogers, along … Read more