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January 25, 2024

Alabama death row inmate served steak as last meal hours before novel execution in murder-for-hire killing

Kenneth Smith, 58, was served his last meal Thursday, hours before Alabama put him to death for the 1988 killing of a preacher's wife, authorities said.

January 25, 2024

Alabama death row inmate executed with nitrogen gas, nation's first by a new method in 42 years

Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, is the first person to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia for his role in a 1988 murder-for-hire that ended with the death of Elizabeth Sennett.

January 25, 2024

Alabama congressman says everyone 'has some type of racist in them' during debate: report

An Alabama congressman on Wednesday said everyone "has some type of racism in them" in response to a Republican debate question, according to reports.

January 25, 2024

Alabama hitman's nitrogen gas execution Thursday sparks controversy: What to know

An Alabama death row inmate would be the first person in the world executed by nitrogen gas, a controversial method only authorized in three states.

January 24, 2024

Alabama death row inmate facing nitrogen hypoxia execution loses last ditch appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a stay for an Alabama death row inmate slated to die by the never-used method of nitrogen hypoxia.

January 22, 2024

Alabama woman falsely reports burglary to police because she was scared of weather: authorities

An Alabama woman who reported a burglary was happening at her house allegedly lied to police, who say she wanted officers to arrive promptly because she was scared of the weather.

January 22, 2024

Alabama faces scrutiny as it prepares for first-ever execution by nitrogen gas

Alabama is set to use nitrogen gas as a new method of execution. This would be the first new execution method since the introduction of lethal injection in 1982.

January 19, 2024

Alabama convict turns to appeals court in bid to block first-ever nitrogen gas execution

An attorney for Kenneth Smith, a 58-year-old murder-for-hire convict, has asked an appeals court to block his landmark execution by nitrogen gas.

January 18, 2024

Minister attending nitrogen gas execution of Alabama prisoner asks state for extra safety precautions

Rev. Jeff Hood, a spiritual adviser attending the nitrogen gas execution of Kenneth Smith in Alabama, has asked the state for additional safety precautions for bystanders and witnesses.

January 16, 2024

Alabama death row execution by nitrogen gas could 'amount to torture,' violate human rights treaties, UN says

The United Nations is calling for Alabama to halt the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith over the method planned, nitrogen hypoxia, which it says is torture.