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Alabama seeks to carry out a third nitrogen gas execution, this time for Carey Dale Grayson convicted of the 1994 killing of Vickie Deblieux. Despite controversy over the method following Kenneth Smith’s convulsive execution in January, the state is pushing forward with scheduling more nitrogen gas executions. Grayson had selected nitrogen as his preferred method, but his lawyer argues there needs to be more scrutiny before proceeding.
Deblieux was brutally killed after being picked up by Grayson and three others while hitchhiking. Grayson, Kenny Loggins, and Trace Duncan were all convicted, but only Grayson’s death sentence remained. Loggins and Duncan, who were underage at the time, had their sentences set aside. If the Alabama Supreme Court authorizes Grayson’s execution, Governor Kay Ivey will set the date.