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James Raymond Jordan Sr. (July 31, 1936 – July 23, 1993) was the father of former basketball player Michael Jordan.
- How Did James R. Jordan Sr. Die?
- Michael Jordan’s NBA Ring Was Found Buried in A Yard.
- After His Murder, A Suspect Wore James Jordan’s Jewelry in A Rap Music Video.
- The Two Main Suspects in The Murder of James Jordan Were Best Friends.
- There Was No Conclusive Evidence of Blood Found in James Jordan’s Car.
- Daniel Green Has Maintained His Innocence in The Murder Since 1993.
- In 2020, Green s Co-Defendant Larry Demery Was Granted Parole.
Two teenagers, one Native American and one Black, were convicted of the murder of James Jordan and are serving life sentences in separate North Carolina prisons. Larry Martin Demery and Daniel Andre Green tell conflicting stories of what happened the night James R. Jordan Sr. was murdered. There are new questions about the investigation, new eviden...
The investigation got one of its first big breaks from an unlikely source: suspect Daniel Andre Green himself. Daniel pointed investigators to a patch of dirt by his great-grandmother’s house. They dug up a ring – Michael Jordan’s NBA ring. Listen to SBI Agent Tony Underwoodtalk about the moment the ring was discovered.
There were other damning puzzle pieces that emerged in the investigation: a gun hidden in a Shop-vac in the house where Daniel Green was living and a rap music video starring Daniel wearing James Jordan’s watch and an NBA ring. At Daniel Green's murder trial, Michael Jordan's brother Larry identified the jewelry as gifts from Michael to his father....
Larry Demery and Daniel Green first met in elementary school. They grew up together in Robeson County. In July 1993, Daniel says Larry was living in Daniel’s home. A gun found in a Shop-vac in the house was later presented at trial as the murder weapon, though ballistics did not confirm it was the gun that killed James Jordan. Larry’s eyewitness te...
The primary narrative of the prosecution’s case is that James Jordan was killed in his car on the side of the road in Lumberton, North Carolina. Co-defendant Larry Demery testified he saw Daniel Green shoot and kill James Jordan in his car and that the body was then moved into the passenger seat. Blood analysis tests were inconclusive for the prese...
Daniel Green has filed appeal after appeal since his conviction in 1996, claiming he wasn’t there when Michael Jordan’s dad was killed. All of them have been denied. The North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence took on Daniel Green's case in 2016. Green and his lawyer, Chris Mumma have filed multiple appeals on the grounds that there is new eviden...
He was scheduled to be released in 2023. In 2021, his parole date was delayed by a year and then later revoked. Daniel Green continues to appeal for his right to present new evidence that he says proves his innocence in the murder of James Jordan.
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Jul 23, 2018 · James R. Jordan Sr., 57, was fatally shot in the chest while napping in his red Lexus sedan on the shoulder of U.S. 74, just outside of Lumberton, in the early hours of July 23, 1993. His...
Dec 5, 2022 · Michael Jordan’s father James Jordan Sr. was tragically murdered on July 23, 1993. Michael’s father’s death came just days after winning his third NBA championship as the Bulls topped the...
Aug 18, 2020 · The Death of James Jordan: What We Know. Two men are serving life sentences in prison for the death of Michael Jordan’s father, James, in 1993. One has maintained his innocence, and the other...
Jul 21, 2023 · Where was James Jordan Sr. found dead? On August 3, fisherman Hal Locklear found James' decomposing remains in what was known as Gum Swamp, a marshy wetland in South Carolina where locals catch catfish.
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Jun 23, 2022 · But on July 23 in 1993, James Jordan disappeared while driving home from a party. His body was found two weeks later and for Michael, nothing was the same again. He retired from the NBA soon...
