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Alabama wants to be the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen

Headline from East Idaho News

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. The Alabama attorney general’s office on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to set an execution date for death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58.

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  1. NBC 4 Columbus

    Alabama seeks to be first state to execute prisoner via breathing nitrogen (opens NBC 4 Columbus)

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. The Alabama attorney general’s office on Friday asked the state Supre…

  2. Bangor Daily News

    Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen.The Alabama attorney

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Alabama wants to try executing prisoner by making them breathe pure nitrogen (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen.

  4. East Idaho News

    Alabama wants to be the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen (opens East Idaho News)

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    MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. The Alabama attorney general’s office on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to set an execution date for death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58.

  5. Washington Times

    Alabama wants to be the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen (opens Washington Times)

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    Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen.

  6. The Daily Caller

    State Supreme Court To Weigh AG’s Request To Execute Man By Breathing In Pure Nitrogen (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a motion with the state Supreme Court asking for an execution date for Kenneth Eugene Smith via nitrogen hypoxia.

  7. News Nation Now

    Alabama seeks to execute prisoner via pure nitrogen inhalation (opens News Nation Now)

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    A court filing indicated Alabama plans to put Kenneth Eugene Smith to death by nitrogen hypoxia, which is authorized in three states but has never been used.

  8. New York Post

    Alabama set to be first state to execute a prisoner by forcing them to breathe pure nitrogen (opens New York Post)

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    Kenneth Eugene Smith was one of two men convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire killing of a preacher’s wife.

  9. Fox News

    Alabama to be first state to execute prisoner using pure nitrogen, setting off debate on death penalty methods (opens Fox News)

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    Alabama wants to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen, which opponents decry as "experimenting."

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