Alabama has executed Alan Eugene Miller, the second inmate known to die by nitrogen gas
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Alabama has executed Alan Eugene Miller, the second inmate known to die by nitrogen gas
Michelle Watson and Jason Hanna, CNN
Thu, September 26, 2024 at 10:52 PM EDT
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Alan Eugene Miller was executed Thursday evening in Alabama, state officials said, making him the second inmate known to die by nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial method critics say is tantamount to torture.
Miller, 59, who was sentenced to death in 2000 for the 1999 killings of three men, was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m. at a prison in Atmore, Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said at a news conference.
Miller shook and trembled on a gurney for about two minutes, with his body at times pulling against restraints, according to The Associated Press, which had a reporter witness the procedure. The shaking and trembling was followed by about six minutes of periodic gulping breaths before he became still, the AP reported.
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