PARCHMAN, Miss. — Edwina De Gruy Marter’s family released two statements Wednesday after Richard Jordan’s execution — one from Marter's husband and sons, the other from her extended De Gruy relatives.

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Richard Jordan, 79, was executed in Mississippi for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina De Gruy Marter. Jordan spent 48 years on death row, the longest in Mississippi history. Marter's family ...

Richard Jordan, 79, was executed in Mississippi for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina De Gruy Marter. Jordan spent 48 years on death row, the longest in Mississippi history. Marter's family ...

Richard Jordan, 79, was executed in Mississippi for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina De Gruy Marter. Jordan spent 48 years on death row, the longest in Mississippi history. Marter's family ...

Richard Jordan, 79, was executed in Mississippi for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina De Gruy Marter. Jordan spent 48 years on death row, the longest in Mississippi history. Marter's family ...

PARCHMAN, Miss. — Edwina De Gruy Marter’s family released two statements Wednesday after Richard Jordan’s execution — one from Marter's husband and sons, the other from her extended De Gruy relatives.