The families have expressed mixed emotions following the state's first execution in 15 years and shared memories from the hours leading up to Hoffman's death.

Family members of both executed death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. and Mary "Molly" Elliott, the woman Hoffman was convicted of raping and murdering, issued statements Tuesday night in the wake of his death — Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution.

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Jessie Hoffman’s appeal in a 5-4 decision, clearing the way for Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years. Warden Darrel Vannoy says Hoffman will be executed