Idaho attempted to execute an inmate, one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates, on Wednesday, but the state was unable to carry it out. Thomas Creech, 73, was convicted of five murders in three states: Idaho, Oregon and California. While serving a life sentence in an Idaho prison, Creech killed fellow inmate David Dale Jensen.
On Wednesday, the state of Idaho began its execution process for inmate and convicted murderer Thomas Creech. After eight attempts to obtain IV access, a state official called off the execution. Read more.