articleThe Brief Geoffrey Todd West is scheduled to be executed by nitrogen gas Thursday in Alabama. The man convicted of her murder, Geoffrey Todd West, now 50, is set to be executed Thursday by nitrogen gas, according to the AP. The other side:In a Sept. 11 letter to Berry, Gov. The Alabama Attorney General’s office said West has been on death row for 26 years and that "his sentence is due." Alabama became the first state to carry out an execution using nitrogen gas in 2023.