Mary, an advertising executive, had just left work and was on her way to her car in the Sheraton parking garage. Upon arriving, she encountered Hoffman, who was working as a valet at the garage. Hoffman kidnapped Mary at gunpoint, forcing her to drive to a nearby ATM and withdraw $200, before forcing her to drive to a remote area in St. Tammany Parish. He then raped her at gunpoint, before making her march to a makeshift dock near the Middle Pearl River and kneel. He then shot her in the head, before leaving her naked body to be found 2 days later.