On the evening of January 25, local time, the state of Alabama in the United States began to implement the first nitrogen asphyxiation method to execute a murderer. The state said it hopes to promote this new method that is simpler than lethal injection. Murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first prisoner in the world to be executed with nitrogen gas. More details have also been revealed.
It is reported that Kenneth's wife Deanna, his family spiritual counselor Jeff Hood, and media reporters witnessed the entire execution process. The wife said that there was no situation where "people lost consciousness within 30 seconds" at that time. Kenneth remained conscious for a few minutes after being tortured, and the entire torture process took about 22 minutes.
Jeff said Kenneth rocked back and forth for several minutes and struggled to reach his head forward over and over again. According to the report, Deanna was also shouting loudly during Kenneth's struggle.
A media person who witnessed the execution process said that he had seen the execution process four times before, and he had never seen anyone who showed greater resistance (when undergoing execution) than Kenneth.