Alabama Executes Carey Grayson by Nitrogen Inhalation
On November 21, 2024, Carey Grayson was executed in Alabama by nitrogen inhalation, marking only the third instance of this method being used worldwide. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall confirmed the execution, stating that it was successfully carried out at Holman Penitentiary. Grayson, who was sentenced to death in 1996 for the brutal murder of hitchhiker Vickie Deblieux, became the 22nd person executed in the United States this year.
Witnesses reported that Grayson reacted violently as the gas was administered, shaking his head and gasping for breath before succumbing. UN experts have expressed concerns regarding this method, labeling it as potentially constituting
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