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 ...

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

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

The longest-serving man on Mississippi’s death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed ...

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.

Nearly five decades after being convicted of murder, a Mississippi man got executed. Can that happen in NJ, PA?

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 ...