Jordan was sentenced to death in 1976 for kidnapping and killing a bank loan officer's wife in a violent ransom scheme.

The Unites States Supreme Court did not give an explanation in saying would not hear the execution appeal of Richard Jordan ...

The family of Edwina Marter issued two statements Wednesday following the execution of Richard Jordan, who was convicted of ...

Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.

Despite decades of attempted legal interference and motions filed to prevent it, Mississippi's longest-serving death row ...

Why Mississippi prisoner Richard Jordan sentenced to death four times, and why it took decades to set an execution date for a murder he confessed to.

Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran on death row since 1977 for kidnapping and murder, is seeking clemency. A video released by Jordan's counsel features testimonials from family ...

Days away from a scheduled execution, the Richard Jordan legal team has filed new petitions in the hope that the U.S. Supreme ...

Richard Gerald Jordan, Mississippi's oldest and longest-serving death row inmate, faces execution on June 25th. Jordan's attorneys are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of execution ...

Richard Gerald Jordan, Mississippi's oldest and longest-serving death row inmate, faces execution on June 25th. Jordan's attorneys are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of execution ...

Days away from a scheduled execution, the Richard Jordan legal team has filed new petitions in the hope that the U.S. Supreme Court will grant a stay of execution.