Jessie Hoffman, 46, will be the first Louisiana Death Row inmate executed in 15 years. His attorneys object to the state's plan to use nitrogen gas to kill him.

This undated photo shows Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, who was convicted in the 1996 murder of Mary "Molly" Elliott. Hoffman was executed on March 18, 2025. Louisiana has ...

State officials pronounced Jessie Hoffman Jr. dead at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday at Angola. He inhaled pure nitrogen gas through a mask strapped to his face for 19 minutes while pinned to a gurney ...

Family members of Jessie Hoffman Jr. and his victim, Molly Elliott, gave statements after Louisiana executed Hoffman on Tuesday night.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana executed death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Tuesday night, marking the state's first use of nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution. According to officials, Hoffman ...

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman was convicted of the brutal rape and murder of 28-year-old Molly Elliott in 1996. He had kidnapped her in New Orleans after she got off work.

“Jessie Hoffman suffered because the state chose to use the end of his life as an experiment,” his attorney, Samantha Pourciau, said in a written statement after his execution.

For the past five years, no more than 24 executions occurred annually — but 2025 is already near that mark, with more scheduled in the months ahead.

Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came just one week before Jessie Hoffman, 46, was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola on March 18 for the ...

Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, is scheduled to be executed on March 18, 2025. It will be the first time Louisiana has used nitrogen gas to execute someone incarcerated on the state’s death row.

Family members of Jessie Hoffman Jr. and his victim, Molly Elliott, gave statements after Louisiana executed Hoffman on Tuesday night.