A Mississippi man who had been on death row for nearly five decades for the murder of the wife of a bank loan officer in a ransom scheme was executed Wednesday. 

Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran with PTSD, received a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. 

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Jordan’s remaining appeals Wednesday afternoon without comment, and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves had denied Jordan’s request for clemency. 

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Jordan visited with family, lawyers and spiritual advisers Wednesday, said Marc McClure, Mississippi State Penitentiary superintendent.

Jordan was sentenced to death in 1976 for kidnapping and killing Edwina Marter, a mother of two young children, earlier that year. He is one of 22 people across the country sentenced for crimes in the 1970s who are still on death row, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

Eric Marter, who was 11 when his mother was killed, said neither he, his brother nor his father would attend the execution.

“It should have happened a long time ago,” he said of the execution. “I’m not really interested in giving him the benefit of the doubt.”

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The entrance to the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. (Mississippi Department of Corrections)

In January 1976, Jordan called the Gulf National Bank in Gulfport and asked to speak with a loan officer. After he was told Charles Marter could speak to him, he hung up. 

He then looked up the Marters’ home address in a telephone book and kidnapped Edwina Marter. Jordan took her to a forest and fatally shot her before calling her husband. 

He claimed Marter was safe and demanded $25,000. The road to Jordan’s execution included four trials and numerous appeals. 

Lawyers for Jordan, who served three tours in Vietnam, argued he never received due process. 

An execution chamber in a Texas prison.  (AP)

“He was never given what, for a long time, the law has entitled him to, which is a mental health professional that is independent of the prosecution and can assist his defense,” said Krissy Nobile, the director of Mississippi’s Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, who represented Jordan. 

“Because of that, his jury never got to hear about his Vietnam experiences.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

Florida Rep. Kat Cammack shared on social media Wednesday night that her office was evacuated following death threats against her, her family and her staff.

The congresswoman alleges she has been a repeat victim of the threats following an exclusive with the Wall Street Journal in which she spoke about an expelled pregnancy in May of last year, according to a post on social media platform X.

“These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat. Since then, we’ve received thousands of hate-filled messages and dozens of credible threats from pro-abortion activists, which law enforcement is actively investigating,” Cammack’s press office posted.

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Cammack’s ectopic pregnancy occurred shortly after the state’s heartbeat law went into effect. Cammack noted the threats came after the publication of the WSJ interview – which noted that the lawmaker, who is against abortion, supports exceptions for rape and incest and instances in which the mother’s life is at risk. 

“To those spreading misinformation: I did not vote for Florida’s heartbeat law; I serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, not the Florida Legislature,” Cammack wrote on X. “Let me be clear: I will not be intimidated. I won’t back down in the fight for women and families. Ensuring women have the resources and care they deserve is critical. We need real conversations about maternal healthcare in America—conversations based on truth, not fear.”

Her interview with WSJ occurred shortly after the state’s abortion law went into effect and could be a possible contributor due to rumors circulating around reports that Cammack voted for Florida’s heartbeat law, something she claims is not true. (Rep. Cammack’s Press Office on X)

In her post, Cammack included photos displaying the types of harassment she has received.

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The congresswoman said during the WSJ interview that she had an ectopic pregnancy and that after speaking with medical professionals she had initially refused to terminate her pregnancy. She says she had fears that she would be violating state law due to the fact she was five weeks along at the time of the termination.

The congresswoman said during the WSJ interview that she had an ectopic pregnancy and that after speaking with medical professionals she had initially refused to terminate her pregnancy.

Although the nature of her condition was considered fatal, she was still afraid, she said, and blames pro-choice messaging.

“It was absolute fearmongering at its worst,” she told the publication. “There will be some comments like, ‘Well, thank God we have abortion services,’ even though what I went through wasn’t an abortion.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to Cammack’s office for comment.

ATLANTA– What’s wrong with American men? This is what Democrats are asking after struggling with male voters in the 2024 presidential election. Fox News Digital got reactions from Americans near Atlanta about this and if they believe there’s a real problem with the guys. 

Overall, most people interviewed found the plan to spend $20 million on studying American men laughable. 

“I think it’s dumb,” said Patrice from Atlanta. 

Miriam, also from Atlanta, said, “I think there’s better places to put that money.”

“I think they’re just going to flush our money down the toilet,” said Miguel from Colorado.

On the study, Dave from Tennessee said, “I would say they’re not going to learn much.”

Aaron from Dallas, Georgia asked, “What do they [Democrats] consider to be men?”

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“I don’t know why you have to spend money to study men,” said another. 

“If they can figure out what a man is first, that’d be pretty sick, but I don’t think that’s gonna happen,” said Ethan from Ringgold, Georgia. 

When asked if there is something wrong with American men, Evelyn from Tennessee said, “I mean, there’s things wrong with everyone.”

“I think it’s true that there’s maybe some conversation to be opened up about what American men need and maybe some improvements that could be made for men and women as a whole,” said Sarah from Woodstock, Georgia. 

Ethan said, “about half of them yeah…” and whispered, “Democrats,” into the microphone.

Several struggled to answer who they believed was the manliest Democrat. 

“I can’t think of any to be honest,” said Miguel.

“Oh, I don’t know,” said Evelyn from Tennessee. 

A few were able to provide examples. 

Patrice said, “Barack Obama.”

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Ethan said, “Andrew Jackson.”

“Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan” is a $20 million project crafted by Democrats to “study the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces” of male voters, the Times reported in May.

Known as “SAM,” the study will specifically examine young male voters and how the party can connect with the demographic. Additionally, the study advised rolling out pro-Democrat ads in video games. 

The study’s revelation was made in an overarching article detailing the uphill battle Democrats face after the 2024 election, which included Democrats scrambling to replace former President Joe Biden as the nominee with just more than 100 days left in the election cycle and ultimately delivering all seven battleground states to President Donald Trump. 

Trump made big in-roads with the male vote during the 2024 election cycle. A Fox News Voter Survey published in November 2024 found that men aged 18–44 supported Trump at 53%, compared to former Vice President Kamala Harris’ 45%. 

While The Associated Press found that more than half of male voters under the age of 30 voted for Trump instead of Harris — including roughly six-in-10 White male voters supporting Trump — about one-third of Black male voters supported Trump, as did about 50% of young Latino male voters. 

Trump’s support among young Black and Latino male voters jumped by about 20% compared to his 2020 support, the AP reported. 

Fox News’ Emma Colton contributed to this report.