Louisiana has executed a man for the first time in 15 years using nitrogen gas. Jessie Hoffman was executed Tuesday night at Angola and was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. Sign up for our Newsletters ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Jessie Hoffman’s appeal in a 5-4 decision, clearing the way for Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years. Warden Darrel Vannoy says Hoffman will be executed ...

Jessie Hoffman was convicted in the 1996 abduction, rape, and murder of Molly Elliott. The state plans to put him to death using nitrogen gas, the first such execution in Louisiana.

Jessie Hoffman offered an apology to Elliott’s family in a 2023 petition for clemency, but it never reached the family. “To Mr. Elliott, to Molly Elliott’s parents, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jessie Hoffman, 46, is scheduled to be executed on March 18. Family members have pleaded for his life , describing a transformation in prison, where they say Hoffman has become a mentor on death row.

Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman have filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, arguing nitrogen gas violates his constitutional and religious rights.

Faith leaders, activists, and supporters of Jessie Hoffman, 46, sit in silent prayer outside the entrance, far left, to Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola as Hoffman is executed on Tuesday ...

Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, arguing that nitrogen gas violates his constitutional and religious rights. The state says the execution should… ...