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Mississippi executes Richard Jordan, state's longest-serving death row inmate, for 1976 murder
Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.
Mississippi executes the state’s longest-serving death row inmate
The longest-serving man on Mississippi’s death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed ...
Mississippi executes man on death row for nearly 50 years
The longest-serving death row inmate in Mississippi's history, Richard Jordan, was executed Wednesday evening at the ...
Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state's death row for a woman's murder in 1976
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state's death row for a woman's murder in 1976.
Vietnam veteran executed in Mississippi after nearly 50 years on death row for 1976 murder
After four trials, 79-year-old Richard Gerald Jordan was executed in Mississippi for the 1976 murder of Edwina Marter, a mother of two young children.
LIVE UPDATES: Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate to be executed Wednesday
SUNFLOWER CO., Miss. (WLBT) - After nearly five decades on death row, Richard Gerald Jordan is set to be executed by the ...
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Mississippi executes death-row inmate Richard Jordan Wednesday evening
Convicted killer Richard Gerald Jordan was executed by lethal injection. The 79-year-old Jordan, a Hattiesburg native who ...
Rights groups urge Calif. governor to grant clemency to all on death row
More than 200 Civil rights groups urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his powers to commute California's more than 500 death sentences over accusations of its constitutionality and racial discrimination.