Overview

• He was executed by lethal injection at Parchman State Penitentiary on June 25 after being sentenced for the 1976 abduction and murder of Edwina Marter.
• Jordan spent nearly 50 years on death row following his conviction for killing the 34-year-old bank executive’s wife.
• It was the United States’ 25th execution in 2025 and marked the continuation of lethal injection as the most common method this year.
• Jordan, a Vietnam veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, had pursued multiple lawsuits and appeals before the Supreme Court rejected his final challenge this week.
• In his final statement, he expressed gratitude for the procedure and apologized to Marter’s family before the drugs were administered.