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.

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.

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 ...

Photo from court records in Jessie Hoffman's execution case. It's been nearly 30 years since a duck hunter found his wife Molly shot dead and naked on Thanksgiving Day by the Middle Pearl River.

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… ...