In the hours leading up to Jessie Hoffman's execution in Louisiana, he meditated, laughed and played charades with his family. They said they were still processing his loss.

A few seconds before 6:27 p.m., Jessie Hoffman jerked slightly. It would be the last significant movement Hoffman would make, in a life he’d mostly spent on death row.

Thank you for your excellent reporting on the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18 by the state of Louisiana at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Attorney General Liz Murrill confirmed Tuesday evening that Louisiana had carried out the execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman.

Louisiana has carried out its first nitrogen hypoxia execution and its first execution in 15 years, killing Jessie Hoffman Jr. on Tuesday night for the 1996 kidnapping, rape and murder of a 28 ...

Jessie Hoffman remains scheduled for execution in Louisiana tonight, but the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on a last-minute appeal. If carried out, it would be Louisiana’s first execution ...

On March 20th, Louisiana carried out the execution of inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr, using a contentious method for the first time. Authorities reported that the 46-year-old was pronounced dead at 6:50 ...

Jessie Hoffman remains scheduled for execution in Louisiana tonight, but the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on a last-minute appeal. If carried out, it would be Louisiana’s first execution ...

(The Center Square) − The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has overturned a lower court's injunction, paving the way for the execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr., a convicted killer and ...

Thank you for your excellent reporting on the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18 by the state of Louisiana at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.