US EditionDevastated Parchman: Mississippi Executes Longest‑Serving Death‑Row Inmate
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Devastated Parchman: Mississippi Executes Longest‑Serving Death‑Row Inmate
Parchman (38738) – Mississippi State Penitentiary – Richard Gerald Jordan, Mississippi’s longest-serving death-row inmate, was executed by lethal injection at Parchman’s penitentiary on June 25, ending nearly 50 years behind bars. The 79-year-old Vietnam veteran was convicted in 1976 for the kidnapping and murder of 35-year-old Edwina Marter during a failed ransom scheme. This marked the state’s third execution in the past decade and follows yea…
Richard Jordan, 79 years old, was executed by lethal injection in Mississippi on the evening of 25 June 2025. He was found guilty of the murder of a woman committed in January 1976. His death sentence was quashed three times because of constitutional errors. Experts concluded that he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after he served in the army during the Vietnam War. The final appeals to the courts were rejected. The governor re…
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