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Mississippi Executes Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate After 50 Years

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Mississippi Executes Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate After 50 Years
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Richard Jordan, Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate, was executed by lethal injection after nearly five decades for a 1976 kidnapping and murder, ending a lengthy legal process amid debates over mental health and justice.

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  1. Mississippi executes Richard Jordan, state's longest-serving death row inmate, for 1976 murder  CBS News
  2. US man who spent nearly 50 years on Death Row executed  South China Morning Post
  3. Vietnam veteran executed in Mississippi after nearly 50 years on death row for 1976 murder  Fox News
  4. Cold-blooded killer or traumatized Vietnam vet? Inmate's psyche debated ahead of execution  USA Today
  5. Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is executed  WLBT

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