Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was put to death on Thursday in Alabama's third execution using nitrogen gas - he requested a luxury meal before his death that included tacos and chips

An Alabama inmate convicted in the 1994 killing of a female hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden and made obscene gestures with his hands shortly before he was put to death Thursday evening in the nation’s third execution using nitrogen gas.

An Alabama death row inmate was executed Thursday evening by nitrogen gas, but not before a Tex-Mex-style last meal and a profane rant directed at the execution staff. Carey Dale Grayson had been on death row for 28 years following the 1994 murder and mutilation of 37-year-old hitchhiker Vickie Lynn Deblieux who was traveling from Chatanooga,

Carey Dale Grayson, 50, fought his restraints and raised both middle fingers just before gas was administered, a witness said.

Carey Dale Grayson made an expletive outburst and then took several minutes to die in Alabama as he was seen gasping for breath for the murder of a hitchhiker

An Alabama inmate found guilty of murdering a hitchhiker 30 years ago on Thursday became the third person in America to be executed using nitrogen gas, furthering the ongoing debate about whether the method is an inhumane way to carry out death penalty sentences.