Mississippi man who spent nearly 50 years on death row executed

Jordan was pronounced dead at 6.16pm Central Time (11.16am Thursday NZT) at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, according to a statement issued by the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He was Mississippi’s longest-serving and oldest death …

Mississippi executes death-row inmate Richard Jordan Wednesday evening

From Mississippi Department of Corrections Facebook PARCHMAN, Miss. (WDAM) - Convicted killer Richard Gerald Jordan was executed by lethal injection Wednesday evening at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. The 79-year-old Jordan, a Hattiesburg native who …

'I will see you on the other side - all of you': Man who was on death row in Mississippi for almost 50 years executed

A man who was on death row in Mississippi for almost 50 years has been executed. Richard Gerald Jordan kidnapped and killed Edwina Marter, a stay-at-home mother who was married to a banker, in a violent ransom scheme. The 79-year-old, a Vietnam War veteran …

Mississippi executes its longest-tenured death row inmate

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ALTON, IL — The Mississippi River Festival (MRF) roars back to life on Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 28, 2025, bringing two unforgettable days of music, culture, and community to the Alton Riverfront. With a powerful mix of nationally acclaimed …

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Richard Gerald Jordan: Man who was on death row in Mississippi for almost 50 years executed

Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state's death row for a woman's murder in 1976

Mississippi executes state’s longest-tenured death row inmate, Richard Gerald Jordan

SUNFLOWER COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Nearly 50 years after the kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter in Harrison County, Richard Gerald Jordan was executed Wednesday evening. RELATED: Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate to be executed Wednesday …

World News | Mississippi is Set to Execute the State's Longest-serving Death Row Inmate

Parchman, Mississippi, Jun 25 (AP) Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed Wednesday nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer's wife in a violent ransom scheme. Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79- …