11 h. ago Agonizing amount of time it took convicted killer to die after being executed with nitrogen gas

A convicted murderer was put to death in a Louisiana prison using nitrogen gas, the first time the state has used the method as it resumed executions for the first time in 15 years.

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13 h. ago First ever US execution by nitrogen takes place as rapist and murderer put to death

The first ever execution by nitrogen in the US state of Louisiana has been carried out on Death Row prisoner Jessie Hoffman Jr, who was convicted of murder and rape

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14 h. ago Louisiana Death Row man 'cruelly' executed with nitrogen was refused 'meditation'

The first ever execution by nitrogen in the US state of Louisiana has been carried out. Murderer-rapist Jessie Hoffman Jr was put to death at shortly after 7pm local time

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15 h. ago BREAKING Death Row man 'cruelly' executed in Louisiana as he was refused 'meditation'

Jessie Hoffman Jr was put to death by nitrogen in Louisiana today despite a late legal challenge from his lawyers. Hoffman spent 27 years on Death Row after he was convicted of first-degree murder

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15 h. ago Death Row man 'cruelly' executed in Louisiana as he was refused 'meditation'

Jessie Hoffman Jr was put to death by nitrogen in Louisiana today despite a late legal challenge from his lawyers. Hoffman spent 27 years on Death Row after he was convicted of first-degree murder

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15 h. ago Louisiana kills Jessie Hoffman in state’s first nitrogen gas execution

Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman claimed the method violated his religious freedoms

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23 h. ago Inside the race against time to halt Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years

The state plans to kill a prisoner with nitrogen gas. Critics say that amounts to torture

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24 h. ago Killer Jessie Hoffman's bizarre excuse for why he shouldn't be gassed to death as he races clock to stop execution planned for TONIGHT

Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday evening for his conviction of the brutal 1996 rape and murder of 28-year-old accounting executive Mary 'Molly' Elliott.

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26 h. ago Lawyers race against time to halt Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years

It will be the first time Louisiana has put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas

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28 h. ago Death row killer set for execution by 'inhumane' method banned for use on cats and dogs

Jessie Hoffman was convicted of rape and murder in 1996 but is now scheduled to be executed by the "inhumane" method of nitrogen gas, that Louisiana don't even allow for their pets

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4 d. ago Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week

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

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7 d. ago Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution halted by federal judge

U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, stopping the state from immediately moving forward with the execution of Jesse Hoffman Jr

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7 d. ago Federal judge halts Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution, state says it will appeal

A federal judge halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week

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1 week ago Louisiana death row inmate challenges nitrogen gas as execution method

Jessie Hoffman Jr, who would become first person state killed this way, says his religious rights would be violatedA man scheduled to become the first person executed by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is challenging the method in court, arguing it violates his religious beliefs.A federal judge will decide whether executing Jessie Hoffman Jr by nitrogen hypoxia violates his constitutional right to practice his religion, which includes Buddhist breathing and meditation exercises that would be impeded by the gas during the capital punishment. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Louisiana’s oldest death row inmate dies 3 weeks before he was to be state’s first execution in 15 years

“Give me a little time,” Christopher Sepulvado’s ex, who also served time for her son’s murder, told The Independent. “I’m not ready to comment yet.”

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3 w. ago Louisiana man on death row dies weeks before March execution date

A terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row in Louisiana for the killing of his stepson has died

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3 w. ago Judge reopens challenge to Louisiana execution protocol as state prepares to use nitrogen gas

A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks

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