Rev. Mike Hollomon of Caldwell United Methodist and Emmett United Methodist prays with protesters against the death penalty outside of the Idaho State prison complex near Kuna, Idaho, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical team members repeatedly failed to find a vein where they could establish an intravenous line to carry out the lethal injection. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP)
February 29, 2024
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Things to know about Idaho's botched execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech
The botched lethal injection was the latest in a string of difficulties states have had carrying out such executions since Texas became the first state to use the method in 1982.