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In the face of backlash to Thursday night s 22-minute execution, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said the textbook method opens the door for nitrogen hypoxia to be used again.
Kenneth Eugene Smith died after barely touching his final meal of steak and eggs and signed I love you to family as nitrogen began flowing into his mask during his Alabama execution.
The Supreme Court has rejected Kenneth Eugene Smith s Hail Mary request for a stay in execution, meaning he is set to become the first person in history to be put to death with nitrogen gas.
Smith s pastor John Ewell told DailyMail.com that the convicted killer, 58, is really struggling to come to terms with potentially becoming the first person to be executed by nitrogen gas.