Capitol Punishment

State of Alabama Uses Controversial Method to Execute Kenneth Eugene Smith

Killer of Elizabeth Sennett Put to Death

A.W. Naves
Published in
4 min readJan 26, 2024

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Photo by Nikoli Afina on Unsplash

On Thursday, January 25, 2024, the State of Alabama executed Kenneth Eugene Smith using nitrogen gas. It was the first time this method of execution had been used in the United States. Smith was put to death after…

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