Alabama Schedules Second Execution by Nitrogen Gas

Published on May 9, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Alabama has scheduled a second execution with nitrogen gas, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested method. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a Sept. 26 execution date for Alan Eugene Miller, who was convicted of killing three men during a 1999 workplace shooting. The execution will be carried out by nitrogen gas, the governor’s office said. Mr. Miller survived a 2022 lethal injection attempt. The governor’s action comes a week after the Alabama Supreme Court authorized the execution. In January, Alabama used nitrogen gas to execute Kenneth Smith. Smith shook and convulsed in seizure-like movements for several minutes on a gurney as he was put to death on Jan. 25....

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