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Mississippi death row inmate Richard Jordan will eat his last meal at 4 p.m. ahead of his execution Wednesday, June 25.
Richard Jordan, who spent 48 years on Mississippi’s death row, received an execution by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Parchman.
Richard Jordan, who has been on Death Row for nearly 50 years, is to be executed by lethal injection in Mississippi on Wednesday night.
Why Mississippi prisoner Richard Jordan sentenced to death four times, and why it took decades to set an execution date for a ...
The family of Edwina Marter issued two statements Wednesday following the execution of Richard Jordan, who was convicted of killing her in 1976.
Richard Jordan, the longest-serving and oldest person on Mississippi's death row, was executed on June 25 for the 1976 murder ...
The longest-serving man on Mississippi’s death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a violent ransom scheme. Richard Gerald ...
Richard Jordan's execution in Mississippi on Wednesday can proceed, a federal appellate court ruled in upholding a ruling allowing lethal injection.
Days away from a scheduled execution, the Richard Jordan legal team has filed new petitions in the hope that the U.S. Supreme Court will grant a stay of execution.
Mississippi prisoner Richard Jordan is continuing to fight his impending execution, this time filing an appeal to a federal ...
Death penalty opponents are holding vigils to protest the upcoming execution of Richard Jordan in Mississippi. Jordan was ...
Mississippi is set to carry out its 20th execution by lethal injection as Richard Jordan, who's sat on death row for 48 years ...