Carey Grayson executed by nitrogen gas for 1994 murder in Alabama

Carey Dale Grayson was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday for the 1994 murder of Vickie Deblieux, making him the third person to die by this method in Alabama. Grayson, 19 at the time of the crime, was convicted for the brutal killing of the hitchhiker. During his execution, Grayson made a vulgar remark before being gassed. He was pronounced dead at 6:33 PM, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his request for a stay, despite his lawyers arguing for more scrutiny of the nitrogen method. Grayson was the only one of four individuals involved in Deblieux's murder to receive a death sentence, as the others were under 18 at the time. The execution method has faced criticism, with concerns about its effectiveness and the experience of those executed.