
PARCHMAN, Miss. — The longest-serving man on Mississippi's death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer's wife in a violent ransom scheme. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder whose final appeals were denied without comment by the U.S.
Main Idea: Mississippi executed Richard Gerald Jordan, its longest-serving death row inmate, for the 1976 kidnapping and killing of Edwina Marter.
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Mississippi’s execution can raise public concern about state power, costly appeals, and whether mental health issues are handled fairly in capital cases.
Supporters may see the execution as justice for the victim’s family and closure after a long case.
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