Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.

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

Jordan's execution came decades after he kidnapped and killed 35-year-old Edwina Marter, who was shot in the back of the head on Jan. 12, 1976.

Richard Jordan, Mississippi’s longest serving and oldest death row inmate, died by lethal injection Wednesday evening at the ...

Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed in Mississippi for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter. Jordan, a Vietnam ...

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, ...

The family of Edwina Marter issued two statements Wednesday following the execution of Richard Jordan, who was convicted of killing her in 1976.

THE longest-serving death row inmate uttered a chilling set of last words with his dying breath. Richard Jordan, 79, spent ...

Richard Gerald Jordan kidnapped Edwina Marter and shot her dead in a forest - before demanding a $25,000 ransom from her ...

Richard Jordan, who spent 48 years on Mississippi’s death row, was executed by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Parchman.

By Crystal Tisme Click here for updates on this story PARCHMAN, Mississippi (WAPT) — Mississippi held a state-sanctioned execution Wednesday — its first since 2022. The state’s longest-serving death ...

Convicted killer Richard Gerald Jordan was executed by lethal injection. The 79-year-old Jordan, a Hattiesburg native who ...