Marsha Jordan biography: Marsha Jordan is known as the wife of Richard Gerald Jordan, who was an American murderer. Her husband, Richard Jordan, died on June 25, 2025, at the age of 79 in the Mississippi State Penitentiary, Sunflower County, Mississippi, U.S. He passed away by lethal injection. They had three children.
Her husband was a Vietnam veteran who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He was executed by lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. He was convicted for the kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeals without offering any explanation.
Prison officials said his execution began at 6 p.m. He was on the gurney with his mouth slightly ajar and took several deep breaths before becoming still. His time of death was 6:16 p.m.
Before his death, he said, “First I would like to thank everyone for a humane way of doing this. I want to apologize to the victim’s family.”
He also thanked his lawyers and his wife, who asked for forgiveness. His last words were, “I will see you on the other side, all of you.”
Marsha Jordan, his lawyer Krissy Nobile, and a spiritual adviser, the Rev. Tim Murphy, witnessed the execution. His wife dabbed her eyes several times.
“Nothing will bring back our mom, sister, and our friend. Nothing can ever change what Jordan took from us 49 years ago. Jordan tried desperately to change his ruling so he could simply die in prison. We never had an option,” Keith Degruy said.
He kidnapped Edwina Marter and took her to a forest, where he shot and killed her. After killing her, he called her husband and lied, saying she was still alive and safe. He then demanded $25,000 as ransom.
Eric Marter said, “It should have happened a long time ago. I’m not really interested in giving him the benefit of the doubt.” He said he was 11 years old when his mother was killed. “He needs to be punished,” he said.
“His war service, his war trauma, was considered not relevant in his murder trial,” said Franklin Rosenblatt, president of the National Institute of Military Justice.
“Today, we understand a lot more about how war affects the brain than we did 10 years ago — and much more than during the Vietnam War. We now know that trauma from war can deeply impact a person’s behavior for a long time.”
Eric Marter said, “I know what he did. He wanted money, and he couldn’t take her with him. And so he did what he did.”
