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A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or other animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. Poisonous agents used include hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide.
Inert gas asphyxiation is a form of asphyxiation which results from breathing a physiologically inert gas in the absence of oxygen, or a low amount of oxygen, rather than atmospheric air. Examples of physiologically inert gases, which have caused accidental or deliberate death by this mechanism, are argon, helium, nitrogen and methane. The term "physiologically inert" is used to indicate a gas which has no toxic or anesthetic properties and does not act upon the heart or hemoglobin. Instead, the gas acts as a simple diluent to reduce the oxygen concentration in inspired gas and blood to dangerously low levels, thereby eventually depriving cells in the body of oxygen.
Capital punishment in Alabama is a legal penalty. Alabama has the highest per capita capital sentencing rate in the United States. In some years, its courts impose more death sentences than Texas, a state that has a population five times as large. However, Texas has a higher rate of executions both in absolute terms and per capita.
The execution of Joe Nathan James Jr. took place in the U.S. state of Alabama by means of lethal injection. James was sentenced to death for the 1994 murder of his ex-girlfriend, 26-year-old Faith Hall. His execution generated significant media attention and controversy due to a plea by the victim's family to spare his life and allegations that his execution would be botched.
The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred.
The execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith took place in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia. It was the first execution in the world to use this particular method.
The execution of Alan Eugene Miller took place in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia. It was the second execution in both the world and state to use this particular method, following the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in January 2024. Miller was convicted of the August 1999 murders of three men in Pelham, Alabama, and was sentenced to death in 2000.
On February 21, 1994, in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, 37-year-old Vickie Deblieux was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by a group of four youths while she was hitchhiking from Tennessee to her mother's house in Louisiana. Deblieux's body was discovered four days after the murder, and the police later managed to arrest all four killers responsible.
On September 21, 2024, four people were killed and seventeen were injured in a mass shooting at an entertainment venue in the Five Points South neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in Minnesota.
The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Alabama.
On November 10, 2024, one person was killed and 16 others were injured in a mass shooting at Tuskegee University. One person was later arrested, who was in possession of a semi-automatic pistol with a machine gun conversion device. The attack occurred on Sunday morning of the university's homecoming weekend.