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.
"They tried and failed 10 times to access Tom’s veins," Creech's defense said. Creech was returned to his cell and witnesses were escorted out of the chamber.
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.
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - Idaho botched its attempt to execute a 73-year-old prisoner on Wednesday, abandoning the lethal injection and sending the .
Idaho Department of Correction officials couldn’t carry out the scheduled execution of convicted murderer Thomas Creech on Wednesday morning, a department spokeswoman confirmed. Creech’s execution was scheduled for 10 a.m.