Convicted murderer becomes Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution after appeal denied

A Louisiana death row inmate on Tuesday was executed with nitrogen gas, a method that has never been used before in the state. 

"Louisiana has officially executed Jessie Hoffman, carrying out the state's first nitrogen gas execution, his attorneys confirm for us," Andrea Gallo, a reporter for Nola News, shared in a post on X.

Hoffman, 46, was convicted in 1996 of the kidnapping, rape, and murder of 28-year-old advertising executive, Mary "Molly" Elliott.

Elliott was abducted by Hoffman...