What went wrong? Why did Kenneth Eugene Smith take 22 minutes to die

What was meant to be a swift and peaceful end to a death row murder's life turned out to be an excruciating 22-minute ordeal in an Alabama prison on Thursday night.

was shaking, writhing, and thrashing up and down on the gurney for two whole minutes after the nitrogen gas started filling up his mask.

This was followed by five to seven minutes of heavy breathing and slight gasping.

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