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

The decision by a state court judge in Baton Rouge paved the way for Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution to move forward Tuesday evening.

Jessie Hoffman is set to die by nitrogen hypoxia Tuesday night, despite legal challenges arguing the method is cruel and ...

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

The state plans to use nitrogen hypoxia for the first time Tuesday when it’s scheduled to put Jessie Hoffman to death.

Sign up for our Newsletters Hoffman has been pushing to stop the execution for weeks, saying that the nitrous oxide method ...

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's attorneys have been arguing that he shouldn't be executed by the controversial and largely untried method.

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

A judge refused to halt a lawsuit aimed at derailing a statewide vote on Amendment 2. Liz Murrill said she's asking the ...

Hoffman is on death row for kidnapping Mary Elliott in New Orleans, before raping and killing her in St. Tammany Parish in ...

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Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned after a federal appeals court overturned a ...