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It sounds like your battery is dead, or if you're really lucky, your battery cables are corroded.
Pop your hood and inspect your cables at the battery, especially the Positive (Red) lead. If you see white oxidation build up, then the cables need to be removed and cleaned.
If clean, then the battery may be dead. It can be beyond its service life (sometimes there is a date code on the battery so you can determine age).
If the vehicle can be jump started; after starting, turn on heater fan and headlamps to high. If the lights are dim, then the alternator may be bad or is going bad.
Start with the battery first, then go from there.
The alternator only keeps the battery charged. So if the battery is dead, then yes the alternator could be at fault.
If the engine cranks but does not start, then the alternator is not involved.
And the anti-theft system would not kill the engine, only prevent it from starting.
You need to manually reset the anti-theft system. I don't know what kind of car you have but most anti-theft systems are located just underneath the dash behind the steering wheel. It will probably be a little black box, maybe with a red light, but there should be a button on it that you need to press and hold for about 5 seconds then try to start the car again. Some of them you need to have the ignition on when you do the reset.
The problem may not be with anti-theft but with a bad fuel pump,cam/crank sensor etc. Also, you may try unlocking the drivers door with the key. On most cars that is the standard method for disabling the security system.
The wiring diagrams for the 95 Accent do not show any OEM (original equipment manufacture) 'anti-theft' systems.... this does not preclude the possibility that an After Market system was installed.
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