Death Row inmate spent 81 minutes being ‘stabbed full of holes’ — then walked away

Alabama Death Row prisoner Kenneth Smith endured 81 minutes strapped to a gurney as executioners made repeated needle attempts to administer a lethal injection in 2022Before Christa Pike’s failed execution made headlines, Kenneth Smith endured a horrifying botched execution in 2022(Image: Getty)A Death Row inmate endured 81 minutes strapped to a gurney, “stabbed” and “full of holes” as execution team members repeatedly failed to carry out his lethal injection.