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Ada County Prosecutor fights to uphold Thomas Creech's death sentence

At a commutation hearing Friday morning, the Ada County Prosecutor's Office (ACPO) requested that Thomas Eugene Creech's death sentence be upheld.

The ACPO argues that Creech is a serial killer who has been convicted of five murders and has admitted to killing over 40 people. Earlier this week San Bernadino police closed a cold case where they determined Creech had murdered Daniel A. Walker in 1974.

Creech has been on death row since 1981 when he murdered a fellow inmate David Dale Jensen by beating him to death while Creech was already serving four life sentences.

If Creech's sentence is commuted he will be placed back into the general prison population putting the inmates at risk.

I want to thank Mr. Jensen’s family for having the courage to relive their pain and loss from decades ago by delivering extremely powerful and thoughtful victim impact statements to the Parole Commission,” said Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts. “Mr. Creech’s actions have caused immeasurable pain to countless families, and on behalf of my office, we extend our condolences to Mr. Jensen’s family and to other victims’ families for their losses.” “I also want to extend my appreciation to my team – Deputy Prosecutor Jill Longhurst, investigators and support staff, the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, and law enforcement both local and nationwide, who assisted us on gathering evidence in preparation for this hearing.

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Abbie Anker

Update: 2024-05-17