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Sentencing phase in Ronnie Walker death penalty case begins Thursday
Ronnie Walker will soon find out whether he'll be sentenced to die for murdering a 14-year-old girl in Tampa more than three years ago.
'Mississippi's oldest death row inmate' executed after nearly five decades on death row
Jordan was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter, the wife of a bank executive in the town of Gulfport.
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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 ...
Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state's death row for 1976 killing
Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder ...
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Man on death row for nearly 50 years dies by lethal injection as US state executions rise
A man who was on death row for nearly half a century has been executed in Mississippi. Richard Gerald Jordan died by lethal ...
Execution completed by lethal injection for Mississippi murderer Richard Jordan at Parchman
Richard Jordan, who spent 48 years on Mississippi’s death row, was executed by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Parchman.
US man who spent nearly 50 years on death row executed
A 79-year-old Mississippi man who had been on death row for nearly 50 years has been executed by lethal injection, one of two ...
Two Lee County men face possible death sentences in separate murders
State Attorney Amira Fox pledges to pursue capital murder charges in light of evidence against those accused of murder.
Mississippi executes inmate after nearly 50 years. Is death penalty legal in PA, NJ?
Nearly five decades after being convicted of murder, a Mississippi man got executed. Can that happen in NJ, PA?