Alabama man on death row killed with nitrogen gas in unprecedented execution

ATMORE, Ala. (TCD) -- A 58-year-old death row inmate was executed Thursday night with nitrogen gas, which marks the first time this technique was used in place of other execution methods. Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution was scheduled to occur between 12 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, and 6 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, and the Alabama Department of Corrections set the tentative start time for 6 p.m. Smith has been on death row since 1989 after he was found guilty of first-degree murder for the death of Elizabeth Sennett. According to AL.com, five news reporters were brought in to witne