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Richard Jordan, Mississippi and Execution by firing squad

As Richard Jordan execution nears, here’s what methods MS allows for the death penalty

Mississippi is set to carry out its 20th execution by lethal injection as Richard Jordan, who's sat on death row for 48 years, faces death this week.

The Greenwood Commonwealth · 13m

Mississippi executes Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan, Mississippi’s longest serving and oldest death row inmate, died by lethal injection Wednesday evening at the Mississippi State Penitentiary nearly 50 years after he kidnapped and murdered Edwina Marter.

AOL · 8h

Mississippi executes Vietnam veteran Richard Jordan for murder of stay-at-home mom of 2

Jordan's execution came decades after he kidnapped and killed 35-year-old Edwina Marter, who was shot in the back of the head on Jan. 12, 1976.

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Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state’s death row for 1976 killing

Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed Wednesday nearly five decades after he kidnapped and ...

A history of executions in Mississippi. How many? What methods? What we know

How many people have been executed in Mississippi? How were their deaths conducted? How many women executed? Any notable executions? We have answers.

The Northside Sun3h

Death row spiritual adviser bears witness in execution chamber

The Rev. Jeff Hood has witnessed 11 executions: four in Oklahoma, three in Alabama, two in Texas, one in Missouri and one in Florida. The Rev. Jeff Hood is “determined to let people know you’re ...

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Protestors fight execution of Mississippi army veteran

Protestors argue this is not a representation of who Jordan is. Jordan is a U.S. army veteran who served 3 voluntary tours of ...

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