Murder complaining in the USA: Death candidate leads investigators to the body

Murder complaining in the USA: Death candidate leads investigators to the body

Florida, USA - On June 26, 2025, 79-year-old prisoner Jordan was executed in the USA. The case aroused considerable public interest, since Jordan was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of 25-year-old Edwina Marter. Jordan had kidnapped Marter from her home and called for a ransom of $ 25,000 for her release. The police arrested him when he wanted to pick up the money. In his arrest, Jordan confessed the murder of Marter and led the investigators to their body, which was found with gunshot wounds in the forest. Jordan represents the 25th death candidate, which was executed this year, which raises the number of executions in the USA to the same level as throughout the year, reports the Kleine Zeitung .

in Florida, in 2025 alone, seven people were already executed, including a 51-year-old man who had been convicted of murdering a woman. The US policy, especially President Donald Trump, supports the death penalty. Trump has asked for an expansion of the death penalty for "hideous crimes".

Current statistics on the death penalty in the USA

According to current statistics from Statista , the executions have been documented in the USA since 1976 to 2025. The figures show that the executions have had an increase from 33 % to 24 compared to 18 in 2022 since 2023. The number of death sentences imposed has also increased in recent years. A total of 948 new death sentences were recorded in the Asian-Pacific area, which is an increase of 10 % compared to the previous year.

In addition, the reporting of Amnesty International in the 15th year in the 15th year in northern and South America, the execution carried out. The death penalty has now been banned in 23 of the 50 US states, and the enforcement was suspended in three other states.