Demetrius Terrence Frazier, 52, was convicted of the 1991 murder of 41-year-old Pauline Brown. Frazier raped and shot her after breaking into her Birmingham apartment, according to prosecutors. Frazier’s final words before being executed were, “Detroit strong”, “I love everybody on Death Row,” and “Let’s go”, according to AL.com.

Demetrius Terrance Frazier was the fourth person executed in the United States using nitrogen hypoxia, which involves replacing breathable air with pure nitrogen gas

It is Alabama’s first execution for 2025 after having led the nation in 2024 with six executions -by either lethal injection or nitrogen gas.