"Failed Executions: Controversies Surrounding Thomas Eugene Creech and Ivan Cantu"

Idaho's botched execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech involved eight failed attempts to establish an IV, leading to the expiration of his death warrant and uncertainty about the next steps. Creech's attorneys are fighting for his life, arguing that further attempts would be cruel and unusual punishment. Idaho's options for execution are limited due to pharmaceutical restrictions on lethal injection drugs, and the state has not yet implemented a firing squad as an alternative method. This incident adds to a series of difficulties states have faced in carrying out executions, with examples of botched efforts in other states as well.