"Execution of Serial Killer Thomas Creech Halted in Idaho Due to IV Line Issue"

Idaho stopped the execution of death row inmate Thomas Creech after officials were unable to establish an intravenous line for the lethal injection, making it the state's first halted execution in 12 years. Creech, a serial killer, was sentenced to death for multiple murders, and his execution was stopped just hours before another scheduled execution in Texas. The state is now considering next steps, including the possibility of seeking new chemicals for a future attempt. This incident highlights the challenges some states face in carrying out lethal injections, with Idaho lacking the necessary facilities for a firing squad and requiring a change in state law to consider nitrogen gas as an alternative method of execution.