This day in history: Thomas Creech, who claimed he killed 42, convicted of murdering 2. Proposed candy store near Roosevelt school sparked outrage

A Wallace jury convicted Thomas E. Creech, 25, of two counts of first degree murder – yet his involvement in 42 other murders remained an open question.

'I survived a botched execution, it was the most horrifying 45 minutes of my life'

Thomas Creech was already serving a life term when he beat another prisoner, 22-year-old David Dale Jensen, to death in 1981 ...
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'I was being executed on death row but I'm still alive after key issue'

Surviving death row is an extraordinarily rare experience that seems lifted straight from the pages of fiction or the silver screen. Yet for one American man, this became his stark reality after ...
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'I survived botched death row execution and there's one face I'll never forget'

Surviving death row is an exceptionally rare experience that seems lifted straight from the pages of fiction or a Hollywood screenplay. However, for one American man, this became his stark reality ...