Nitrogen Gas Execution Marks Nation's Third: Alabama Inmate Curses at Warden

In a somber and ominous ceremony, an Alabama inmate was put to death on Thursday evening using nitrogen gas, marking the nation's third execution of this method. Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was lethal injected about 30 minutes after being strapped to a gurney with a blue-rimmed gas mask on his face.

Grayson, one of four teenagers convicted of killing Vickie Deblieux, 37, as she hitchhiked through Alabama on her way to her mother's home in Louisiana, had made headlines earlier for his defiance. Just before being executed, he cursed at the prison warden and made obscene gestures with his hands.

The execution was carried out at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in southern Alabama. Witnessing the ceremony were state officials, who reportedly turned off the microphone when Grayson responded to their request for his final statement with an obscenity.

Grayson's death marks a significant milestone in the nation's use of nitrogen gas as the preferred execution method. The use of this method has raised debates and concerns among human rights advocates, who argue that it poses risks to the condemned individual's life and dignity.

In related news, the four teenagers convicted for killing Vickie Deblieux were also executed decades ago, sparking widespread outrage at the time due to their youth and lack of mercy killings. The incident remains a painful reminder of the darker side of human nature and the consequences of senseless violence.