First nitrogen gas execution in US has happened, but did it go as expected? - ABC News
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The Alabama attorney general says he believes more nitrogen gas executions will occur after Kenneth Smith became the first person in the U.S. to be executed that way.
Kenneth Smith, 58, became the first American to be executed by nitrogen gas.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall discusses the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith.
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Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas, first time method has been
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Second death row killer to be executed with nitrogen gas despite
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Idaho stops execution of serial killer Thomas Creech after
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Why are states like Alabama, which is planning to use nitrogen gas
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What happened at the nation's first nitrogen gas execution: An AP
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Alabama calls nitrogen execution method painless and humane, but
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Alabama seeks to carry out second execution using controversial
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What to know about Thomas Eugene Creech's execution
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First nitrogen gas execution in US planned for Thursday night
An Alabama man is set to be the first person executed via a new
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Alabama set to execute death row prisoner Kenneth Eugene Smith
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Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith executed with nitrogen gas, marking
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