Mississippi executes longest-serving death row inmate Richard Jordan
TL;DR
Richard Jordan, the longest-serving person on Mississippi's death row, was executed after nearly five decades for kidnapping and killing Edwina Marter in 1976. His execution marked a significant moment in the state's use of capital punishment, ending a lengthy legal process that included multiple trials and appeals, with debates over mental health and due process rights.
- Longest-serving person on Mississippi’s death row executed The Guardian
- Mississippi executes Vietnam veteran Richard Jordan for murder of stay-at-home mom of 2 USA Today
- Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is executed WLBT
- Convicted killer Richard Jordan has been executed WAPT
- Longest-serving Miss. death row inmate Richard Gerald Jordan thankful for 'humane' execution New York Post
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