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Idaho on Wednesday halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S., after a medical team repeatedly failed to find a vein where they could establish an intravenous line to carry out the lethal injection

Idaho Department of Correction officials couldn’t carry out the scheduled execution of convicted murderer Thomas Creech on Wednesday morning, a department spokeswoman confirmed. Creech’s execution was scheduled for 10 a.m.

Thomas Creech’s attorneys alleged in their court filing that the execution team had “badly botched” his planned lethal injection Wednesday.

The execution of Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates, is imminent as legal battles continue. Learn about his case here

Prison officials tried multiple attempts to find proper veins for Thomas Creech’s lethal injection, but were unsuccessful.