Idaho delays execution of serial killer Thomas Creech after failed lethal injection attempts postregister.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from postregister.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Giles Clarke/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) Serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, Idaho s longest-serving death row inmate, was spared from death on Wednesday after the medical team assigned to administer a lethal injection failed to establish an IV line, preventing the execution from proceeding, officials said.The 73-year-old was to be executed at Idaho Maximum Security Institution near Boise about an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his last-minute request to stay his execution."Mr. Creech will be returned to his cell and witnesses will be escorted out of the facility," the Idaho Department of Corrections said in a statement. "As a result, the death warrant will expire. The State will consider next steps."The surprise twist came after Associate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan issued a decision Wednesday morning denying Creech s request for a stay of execution, clearing the way for prison authorities to carry out the ultimate punishment.Around 10 a.m. Mountain
Idaho fails to execute five-time murder convict Thomas Eugene Creech in botched lethal injection skynews.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from skynews.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The US state of Idaho on Wednesday halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the US, after.