Idaho prisoner faced botched execution, fights new attempts
Vol. 88/No. 11 - March 18, 2024![Thomas Creech, center, at clemency hearing before the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Paroles Jan. 19 with his lawyer, left. Prison authorities tried for an hour to execute him Feb. 28.](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Thomas-Creech-8811-300x212.jpg)
In an hourlong botched execution Feb. 28, prison authorities at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution failed to find a vein to kill Thomas Creech by lethal injection. The 73 year old was stabbed eight times but the executioners were unable…