Alabama Set to Execute Inmate by Nitrogen Hypoxia for First Time

January 24, 2024

Alabama is set to execute a convicted killer with a new method, nitrogen hypoxia. With the clock ticking, activists are hoping it will be halted. A Catholic charity connected to the Vatican is one group appealing to the state not to kill Kenneth Smith. He was sentenced to death by a judge for killing a pastor’s wife, after allegedly being hired by the pastor to commit the crime in 1988. Since then there have been many appeals and stays. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.

Watch Live
Inside Edition Streaming: Keep WatchingInside Edition Streaming: Keep Watching