Louisiana kills Jessie Hoffman in state’s first nitrogen gas execution
In 2024, Alabama became the first state to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas when it put Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, to death. Smith was strapped to a gurney and fitted with a mask and breathing tube that slowly deprived him of oxygen. During the 22-minute-long execution, Smith shook and writhed within restraints on the gurney.
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A court in Louisiana ruled Jessie Hoffman can be put to death Tuesday using nitrogen hypoxia - deprivation of oxygen causing ...
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