A convicted murderer was put to death in a Louisiana prison using nitrogen gas, the first time the state has used the controversial method as it resumed executions for the first time in 15 years. Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was pronounced dead at 6:50pm on Tuesday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in an execution that
Almost immediately after taking office last year, Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana pushed through bills that lengthened prison sentences and eliminated parole for most new convictions. And he argued that resuming executions after a long lull would signal that the state was serious about cracking down on crime. On Tuesday, the state intends to do
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented a protocol allowing sentences for death row inmates to be carried out using the nitrogen hypoxia method, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday. The new protocol will allow for death sentences to be carried out again after a 15-year pause and builds on a constitutionally
Last Updated:January 09, 2025, 16:52 IST A new promo for Celebrity MasterChef was released, giving fans a sneak peek of the contestants’ first major challenge, which involves liquid nitrogen. Celebrity MasterChef features Tejasswi Prakash, Gaurav Khanna, among others. (Photo Credits: Instagram) 2025 is starting with an exciting new show as popular celebrities from the
A foul-mouthed Alabama inmate who murdered a hitchhiker along with his teenage friends enjoyed an extravagant final meal before he was put to death by a controversial execution method Thursday night. Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was pronounced dead at 6.33pm local time after he breathed in nitrogen from a mask under the state’s new nitrogen
After languishing on Death Row for almost 25 years, convicted murderer Richard Moore now faces an agonising decision – choosing how he will be executed. The 59-year-old American has less than a week to pick his fate for fatally shooting a shop assistant in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, during a botched robbery in September 1999.
Alabama Department of Corrections Alan Eugene Miller is the second death row inmate in the US to be executed by nitrogen gas The US state of Alabama has executed Alan Eugene Miller – the second American ever put to death by inhaling nitrogen gas. Miller, 59, was sentenced to death over the back-to-back workplace murders