What is Kenneth Eugene Smith?
{{Infobox criminal | name = Kenneth Eugene Smith | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1965|7|4}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|1|25|1965|7|4}} | death_place = [[Holman Correctional Facility]], [[Atmore, Alabama]], United States | education = | known_for = First execution conducted by [[nitrogen]] hypoxia | height = | criminal_charge = Capital murder | conviction_penalty = [[Capital punishment in Alabama|Death]] | motive = | conviction = [[First-degree murder]] | date = March 18, 1988 | time = | locations = | victims = Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett, 45 | injuries = | imprisoned = [[Holman Correctional Facility]] | death_cause = [[Capital punishment|Execution]] by [[Inert gas]] [[asphyxiation]] }} '''Kenneth Eugene Smith''' (July 4, 1965 – January 25, 2024) was an American murderer who became the first person in the world to be [[executed]] by [[inert gas]] [[asphyxiation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Smith executed with nitrogen gas, in a first for US|url=https://www.wionews.com/world/us-alabama-makes-history-with-first-execution-using-nitrogen-gas-683713|access-date=January 28, 2024|website=WION|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=January 26, 2024|title=Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first nitrogen gas execution|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68085513|url-status=live|access-date=January 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126025112/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68085513|archive-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> == Murder of Elizabeth Sennett == Smith was sentenced to death for the murder of Elisabeth Sennett in 1988, he and another man accepted $1,000 to end her life, the order was carried out by Sennett's husband who intended to collect the life in