It's been nearly 50 years since Eric Marter's mother, Edwina Marter, was kidnapped from the family home in Gulfport, Mississippi, and murdered by Richard Jordan.

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

Richard Jordan is set to be executed in Mississippi on Wednesday, 49 years after he kidnapped and killed Edwina Marter, a ...

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.

Edwina Marter's kidnapping and murder. On Jan. 12, 1976, Edwina Marter was at home in Mississippi City with one of her two sons, 3-year-old Kevin, while her 10-year-old son Eric was in school ...

A man found guilty of murdering a bank loan officer’s wife in 1976 was executed in Mississippi on Wednesday evening. Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed by lethal injection. He was previously ...

Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed in Mississippi for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter. Jordan, a Vietnam veteran, apologized to t ...

On Jan. 12, 1976, Edwina Marter was at home in Mississippi City with one of her two sons, 3-year-old Kevin, while her 10-year-old son Eric was in school, according to court records.

Mississippi Man Who Spent Nearly 50 Years On Death Row Executed Richard Jordan, 79, was convicted in 1976 of the murder of Edwina Marter, the wife of a bank executive in the town of Gulfport.

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

Mississippi death row inmate Richard Jordan will eat his last meal at 4 p.m. ahead of his execution Wednesday, June 25.

Eric Marter reflects on how his life would have been different if his mother had lived. Edwina's son, Eric Marter, believes the execution is just but won't bring closure. It's been nearly 50 years ...