On November 27, 1996, the day before Thanksgiving, Mary “Molly” Elliot left work to retrieve her car at the Sheraton parking garage in downtown New Orleans. Instead of the 28-year-old advertising executive enjoying a planned date with her husband, Molly was carjacked, kidnapped, robbed, and raped. She was then marched nude down a dirt path in St. Tammany Parish, where Hoffman made her kneel and shot her execution style on a makeshift dock near the Middle Pearl River.  

 

Since that dreadful day, Molly’s family and friends have been forced to relive the tragedy through countless legal proceedings. They have lived with the pain for 28 years, with a promise of justice that went unanswered.

 

Tonight, after 28 years, Justice was served. The State of Louisiana fulfilled the contract it made with the family and friends of Mary “Molly” Elliot.  

 

"It is unfortunate that bad people exist, and they do real bad things. When these acts of violence happen, society must not tolerate it. God is as Just as he is Merciful; and my hope is that when Louisiana empties death row, there will never be another victim whose perpetrator must be placed there.  In Louisiana, we will always prioritize victims over criminals, law and order over lawlessness, and justice over the status quo. If you commit heinous acts of violence in this State, it will cost you your life. Plain and simple," said Gov. Landry
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