Killer who raped and murdered woman in 1991 becomes fourth U.S. Inmate to die by controversial nitrogen gas method
- Posted on February 7, 2025
- By The Daily Star
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Killer who raped and murdered woman in 1991 becomes fourth U.S. Inmate to die by controversial nitrogen gas method
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The State of Alabama has put Demetrius Terrence Frazier to death for the 1991 murder of 41-year-old Pauline Brown, using the highly controversial nitrogen gas method, which involves strapping a respirator mask to the inmate’s face and replacing oxygen with pure nitrogen.