Jordan was sentenced to death in 1976 for kidnapping and killing a bank loan officer's wife in a violent ransom scheme.

Richard Jordan's execution in Mississippi on Wednesday can proceed, a federal appellate court ruled in upholding a ruling ...

Jordan's execution came decades after he kidnapped and killed 35-year-old Edwina Marter, who was shot in the back of the head ...

Richard Gerald Jordan, Mississippi's longest serving inmate on death row, is set to face the death penalty on June 25, 2025.

For those who have waited decades for the state to carry out the death sentence Jordan first received in 1976, Jordan’s execution is long overdue. Jordan was sentenced to death for the Jan. 11, 1976, ...

Two years later, in 1977, Jordan was again convicted and sentenced to die. That sentence was upheld but Jordan was granted ...

Richard Gerald Jordan kidnapped Edwina Marter and shot her dead in a forest - before demanding a $25,000 ransom from her husband. Thursday 26 June 2025 02:22, UK. Image: Richard Gerald Jordan.

Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder whose final appeals were denied without comment by the U.S. Supreme Court, was sentenced to death in 1976 ...

Richard Gerald Jordan, on Mississippi death row for nearly 49 years, was executed today for the kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter in Gulfport.

WLOX reporter Will Polston witnessed the execution of Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate, Richard Gerald Jordan. Polston joined WLOX News This Week to recap his experience.

Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder whose final appeals were denied without comment by the U.S. Supreme Court, was sentenced to death in 1976 ...