Richard Gerald Jordan
Richard Gerald Jordan, a Vietnam veteran who was 79, was put to death by lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman on June 25, 2025, the state's first execution since 2022. His wife, Marsha, and his spiritual advisor, Father Tim Murphy, were present, and in his final words he said he loved his wife very much and asked the victim's family for forgiveness. His lawyers and anti-death penalty groups sought to stop the execution through the federal courts and the governor, without success. Officials said he was unconscious after the first drug and was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Jordan's legal counsel and anti-death penalty groups tried to stop the execution through the federal courts and the governor, without success.
Reported by: Mississippi Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Vocal.media roundup of 2025 U.S. executions (reporters).