Inside Alabama’s First Nitrogen Gas Execution | Kenneth Smith’s Final 24 Hours

Описание: January 25, 2024. Kenneth Eugene Smith has 24 hours before Alabama executes him using nitrogen hypoxia - a method never before used on a human being in history.
But Kenneth Smith already survived one execution. In November 2022, Alabama spent 4 hours stabbing needles into his arms, hands, and collarbone trying to find a vein for lethal injection. They tortured him for hours before giving up at midnight. Smith became one of only two people in modern America to survive an execution attempt.
Now, 14 months later, Alabama is trying again with an untested method: strapping a mask to his face and pumping pure nitrogen gas into his lungs until he suffocates from oxygen deprivation. No state, no country, no jurisdiction anywhere has ever executed someone this way.
Medical experts warned it could be torture. The UN called it cruel and inhuman. Even veterinarians won't use nitrogen on mammals because it's too distressing. But Alabama did it anyway.
This documentary follows Kenneth Smith's final 24 hours from his death row cell to the execution chamber where at midnight, the nitrogen flows. What witnesses saw horrified them: 4 minutes of violent convulsing. Desperate gasping for air. Exactly what the experts predicted.
Smith's autopsy later proved he suffered despite Alabama's claims.
This is the reality of America's death penalty system.

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⏱️ TIMELINE:
0:00 - The Hook: Survived First Execution
1:30 - The Crime: Murder for Hire 1988
3:00 - Nitrogen Hypoxia: The Untested Method
7:30 - Final 6 Hours: Terror and Preparation
11:15 - The Mask: Point of No Return
12:00 - 4 Minutes of Violent Convulsing
13:30 - Autopsy Proves Suffering Occurred
14:15 - Aftermath: UN Condemns Alabama
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⚠️ DISCLAIMER:
This documentary is based on the actual execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith on January 25, 2024, at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. Smith became the first person in human history executed by nitrogen hypoxia.
All procedural details, witness testimonies, and timeline events are drawn from documented sources including:

NPR interviews with Kenneth Smith before his execution
Witness statements from media reporters present (Lee Hedgepeth, Marty Roney)
Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood's firsthand account as spiritual adviser in the chamber
Alabama Department of Corrections official records
Autopsy analysis by Dr. Brian McAlary
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights statements
Court documents and legal filings

Kenneth Smith was convicted in 1989 for the 1988 murder-for-hire killing of Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett. His jury voted 11-1 for life imprisonment, but the judge overrode the recommendation and sentenced him to death using a practice now illegal nationwide.
Smith survived a botched lethal injection attempt on November 17, 2022, becoming one of only two people in modern U.S. history to survive an execution attempt.

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