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Mississippi is set to execute the state's longest-serving death row inmate

The Herald Bulletin 26 Jun 2025
Vietnam veteran Richard Gerald Jordan is set to be executed in Mississippi nearly 50 years after being sentenced to death. Jordan is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for murdering a woman in a kidnapping and ransom scheme in 1976. He ... .
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Mississippi executes state's longest-serving death row inmate

CBS News 26 Jun 2025
Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder ... .
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Mississippi carries out execution of longest-serving death row inmate for 1976 killing

Lodi News Sentinel 26 Jun 2025
Richard Jordan spent almost 50 years on death row before being executed for the murder of Edwina Marter ....
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Death sentence in 1976: Mississippi executes longest-serving death row inmate, Richard Jordan after 49 years

The Times of India 26 Jun 2025
Richard Gerald Jordan, the longest-serving prisoner on Mississippi’s death row, nearly 49 years after he kidnapped and killed Edwina Marter in a failed ransom plot was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday.
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Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate's final words revealed as he is executed for 1976 murder ...

The Daily Mail 26 Jun 2025
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.
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Longest-serving death row inmate Richard Jordan executed after nearly 50yrs utters chilling last words with ...

The Sun 26 Jun 2025
THE longest-serving death row inmate uttered a chilling set of last words with his dying breath ... AFPRichard Jordan, 79, was executed after almost five decades on death row[/caption] ... APDeath row inmates ...
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Mississippi set to execute state's longest-serving death row inmate

The Lawton Constitution 25 Jun 2025
Vietnam veteran Richard Gerald Jordan is set to be executed in Mississippi nearly 50 years after being sentenced to death. Jordan is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for murdering a woman in a kidnapping and ransom scheme in 1976. He ... .
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Governor won\u2019t stop execution of Mississippi\u2019s longest-serving death row inmate

Mississippi Business Journal 25 Jun 2025
Gov. Tate Reeves says will not block the execution of Mississippi’s oldest and longest-serving inmate, which is set for Wednesday evening. Reeves said in a statement Tuesday that he rejected a clemency petition for Richard Jordan ... $FAC6>6 r@FCE]k^Am.
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Mississippi is set to execute the state’s longest-serving death row inmate

CNN 25 Jun 2025
Jackson, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed Wednesday nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a violent ransom scheme.
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Mississippi set to execute state’s longest-serving death row inmate

Bangor Daily News 25 Jun 2025
(AP) — Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed Wednesday nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a violent ransom scheme.
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Governor won’t stop execution of Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate

Delta Democrat-Times 25 Jun 2025
Tate Reeves says will not block the execution of Mississippi’s oldest and longest-serving inmate, which is set for Wednesday evening ... https.//www.ddtonline.com/governor-wont-stop-execution-mississippis-longest-serving-death-row-inmate-685b322f8d723.
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Mississippi set to execute the state’s longest-serving death row inmate

Toronto Sun 21 Jun 2025
Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed Wednesday nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a violent ransom scheme.Advertisement 2.
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