Mississippi executes Vietnam veteran Richard Jordan after nearly 50 years on death row
TL;DR
Richard Gerald Jordan, the longest-serving inmate on Mississippi's death row, was executed after nearly five decades for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter, with his legal appeals and claims of PTSD-related mental health issues playing a significant role in the case's lengthy process.
- Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state’s death row for 1976 killing CNN
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- Mississippi executes Vietnam veteran Richard Jordan for murder of stay-at-home mom of 2 USA Today
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