US EditionMississippi Supreme Court sets execution date for man on death row since 1976
- The Mississippi Supreme Court has set June 25, 2025, as the date for carrying out the death sentence of Richard Gerald Jordan, who has spent the longest time on death row in the state.
- In 1976, Jordan was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering Edwina Marter in Harrison County and has since faced multiple appeals, all of which have been exhausted, with his final appeal rejected in October 2024.
- Jordan kidnapped Marter after traveling from Louisiana, posing as an electric company employee, and demanded $25,000 while falsely assuring Marter's safety before killing her in a forest.
- The Court determined that Jordan has pursued all available state and federal appeals, but did not indicate the specific method of execution, although Mississippi permits carrying out the death penalty by means such as lethal injection, nitrogen hypoxia, electrocution, or a firing squad.
- Jordan's execution will be Mississippi's first since December 2022 and coincides with a scheduled execution in Florida, underscoring ongoing legal debate around death penalty methods nationwide.
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State's Longest Death-Row Inmate Gets an Execution Date
Mississippi's Supreme Court has set June 25 as the execution date for Richard Gerald Jordan, the state's longest-serving death row inmate, condemned for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter in Harrison County. Jordan, 78, has contested his sentence for decades, but his most recent appeal was denied last...
After Nearly 50 Years, Mississippi Supreme Court Declares Execution Date for Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate
Richard Gerald Jordan's execution date has been set after deacades of him being on death row. Read more to know about the Mississippi man and the crimes he committed.
Mississippi sets execution date for man on death row since 1976
Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed on June 25, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.Richard Gerald Jordan, 78, who was sentenced to death in 1976 for kidnapping and killing a woman, has filed multiple death sentence appeals, the most recent of which was denied in October.
Mississippi's Unyielding Verdict: Death Row's Longest Survivor Faces Execution
Mississippi's Unyielding Verdict: Death Row's Longest Survivor Faces Execution The Mississippi Supreme Court has announced the scheduled execution of Richard Gerald Jordan, the state's longest-serving death row inmate. At 78, Jordan, convicted in 1976 for the kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter, has exhausted all appeals after his latest attempt was denied last October.Jordan's grim history dates back to January 1976, when he kidnapped and fa…
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