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, ...

Richard Jordan is set to be executed in Mississippi on Wednesday, 49 years after he kidnapped and killed Edwina Marter, a ...

Once she did, Jordan took her and left her younger son unarmed. He had her drive to the DeSoto National Forest where he shot ...

By Crystal Tisme Click here for updates on this story PARCHMAN, Mississippi (WAPT) -- Mississippi held a state-sanctioned execution ...

Richard Jordan, convicted of kidnapping and murdering Edwina Marter nearly 50 years ago, is scheduled for execution. Eric Marter reflects on how his life would have been different if his mother ...

Richard Gerald Jordan has been through four jury trials, filed appeal after appeal and is still fighting his death sentence days before his execution.