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Molly Elliott’s Final Hours: Kidnapped, Scared, and Walking to Her Execution

Amy Townsend, Chris Nathan

Two nights before Thanksgiving, Molly Elliott left her New Orleans office expecting a romantic evening with her husband. Instead, she was kidnapped at gunpoint by an 18-year-old valet.

He forced her to withdraw money, made her drive for at least an hour, and made her walk barefoot down a dirt path to her own execution. Her body was found Thanksgiving morning.

It took nearly 30 years—but in 2025, her killer was finally executed using nitrogen gas. Do you think justice was finally served? 

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