The Lens2d
Explaining Jessie Hoffman
People still say, ‘That’s not the Jessie I knew.’ But most didn’t know what he endured at home – and that’s likely what drove ...
USA Today1d
Louisiana executes inmate with nitrogen gas method after narrow Supreme Court decision
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. Hoffman has been ...
Cenla’s death row inmates await fate following Jessie Hoffman’s execution
In Rapides Parish, two death row inmates currently await their fate in the Louisiana State Penitentiary – Darrell James ...
Louisiana Issues 1st Nitrogen Gas Execution For Death Row Killer Jessie Hoffman
Convicted rapist and murderer Jessie Hoffman became the first death row inmate in Louisiana, and only the fifth in the United ...
The Independent3d
Inside the race against time to halt Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years
Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday evening using nitrogen gas. This would be the first time Louisiana has used this method. To date, nitrogen gas has only been used ...
Davis Vanguard2d
Jessie Hoffman Executed after Last-Minute Legal Battle; Other Executions Loom This Week
Louisiana carried out its first execution in 15 years Tuesday night, executing Jessie Hoffman using nitrogen hypoxia after ...