Alabama Executes Carey Dale Grayson Amid Controversy Over Nitrogen Gas Use
TL;DR
Carey Dale Grayson was executed in Alabama using nitrogen gas, marking the state's third use of this controversial method. Grayson, convicted of a 1994 murder, showed visible distress during the execution, which has been criticized by human rights groups. The victim's daughter opposed the execution, calling for an end to capital punishment. Alabama remains the only state using nitrogen gas for executions, a method banned for animals in many places. The execution proceeded after the US Supreme Court denied a stay request.
- Alabama man shook and gasped in final moments of nitrogen gas execution The Guardian US
- Carey Dale Grayson put to death in Alabama's third nitrogen gas execution NBC News
- Carey Dale Grayson executed in Alabama in hiker's murder; 3rd nitrogen gas execution in US USA TODAY
- ‘Society failed this man as a child, and my family suffered’: Daughter of murdered hitchhiker speaks after execution WBRC
- ‘Society failed’: Murder victim's daughter condemns execution BBC.com
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