Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for role in 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

ATMORE, Ala. — An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday. Anthony Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. at William C. Holman Correctional Facility, authorities said. The execution was carried out by nitrogen gas , a method Alabama began using last year .