"Idaho's Failed Execution: Struggles to Establish IV Line for Thomas Creech"

Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech after a medical team failed eight times to find a vein for the lethal injection. Creech, imprisoned since 1974, was convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of more. The attempt, witnessed by officials and media, was the state's first execution in 12 years. Creech's attorneys filed a motion for a stay, citing the botched attempt as evidence of the department's inability to carry out a humane and constitutional execution. Creech's supporters seek to have his sentence converted to life without parole, while authorities believe he may be responsible for additional murders.