So that was all expected." Smith was convicted of the 1988 murder-for-hire killing of a preacher's wife, Elizabeth Sennett. He had served 35 years in prison and was scheduled to be executed in ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said afterward that the execution was justice for the murder-for-hire killing of 45-year-old Elizabeth Sennett in 1988. “After more than 30 years and attempt after attempt ...

Smith was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher's wife, Elizabeth Sennett, in a killing-for-hire. In his final words, the 58-year-old said his death would mean Alabama had taken humanity "a ...

who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation's first execution using nitrogen gas.

Smith was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher's wife, Elizabeth Sennett, in a killing-for-hire. The execution process began at 19:53 local time (01:53 GMT) and Smith was pronounced dead ...