Idaho suspended the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech after multiple failed attempts to establish an intravenous line for lethal injection.
Creech, convicted in 1974 for five murders, had been on death row for decades.
The execution team struggled to find a suitable vein, leading to the decision to halt the process.
Creech’s attorneys filed a motion, citing the botched attempt as evidence of the state’s inability to execute humanely.
The scheduled execution would have been Idaho’s first in 12 years. Creech, 73, faces a history of convictions in multiple states, and legal challenges persist.
