{"id":131579,"date":"2024-01-26T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/alabama-carries-out-first-us-nitrogen-gas-execution-on-kenneth-eugene-smith-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T09:00:05","slug":"alabama-carries-out-first-us-nitrogen-gas-execution-on-kenneth-eugene-smith-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/alabama-carries-out-first-us-nitrogen-gas-execution-on-kenneth-eugene-smith-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama carries out first US nitrogen gas execution on Kenneth Eugene Smith | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qe8gIvhmjOQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Alabama carries out first US nitrogen gas execution on Kenneth Eugene Smith | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qe8gIvhmjOQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method of capital punishment has been used in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, 58, lost two final appeals to the Supreme Court and one to a federal appeals court, arguing the execution was a cruel and unusual punishment.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Alabama tried and failed to execute Smith by lethal injection.<\/p>\n<p>He was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher&#8217;s wife, Elizabeth Sennett, in a killing-for-hire.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Alabama #US #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method of capital punishment has been used in the US. 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