On the day that Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years is scheduled to take place, attorneys for the inmate are hoping for a ...

A prosecutor told jurors Jessie Hoffman had "ice water in his veins," but what's colder than keeping a man in a cage for ...

In the hours leading up to Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution, attorneys for the inmate are hoping for a last-minute ...

The planned execution at Angola will mark the first time Louisiana has used the lethal method on a death row inmate.

ANGOLA, La. (WVUE) - Convicted killer Jessie Hoffman Jr. was put to death by nitrogen gas Tuesday night (March 18) in ...

In 2024, Alabama became the first state to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas when the state put Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, ...

Jessie Hoffman was scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. It would be the ...

ANGOLA, La. – Jessie Hoffman has been executed, according to a statement from his attorney shortly before 7 p.m. Attorney ...

Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was convicted in a 1996 murder, has argued the method of nitrogen hypoxia would violate his ability ...

U.S. Supreme Court will not stop execution of Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Oliver Thomas currently serves as ...

In Louisiana's gas execution method, a death row inmate would be forced to breathe the pure nitrogen through a gas mask ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Jessie Hoffman’s appeal in a 5-4 decision, clearing the way for Louisiana’s first execution ...