Lethal Injection Execution of Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate in Idaho Abandoned Due to Failed IV Attempt
Boise, Idaho – One of the longest-serving death row inmates in Idaho narrowly avoided execution after a botched attempt by prison officials to deliver a lethal injection. Thomas Eugene Creech, a convicted murderer linked to multiple killings, was scheduled to be executed at a maximum-security prison in Idaho. However, the execution was abruptly halted when prison staff encountered difficulties in placing the catheter for the lethal injection. Reporters who were allowed to witness the attempted …