Death Row Inmate Thomas Creech Named Suspect in 1974 Cold Case

As Creech seeks clemency in Idaho, he is implicated in a decades-old murder in California.

Idaho's longest-serving death row inmate, Thomas Eugene Creech, has been named as a suspect in the 1974 fatal shooting of Daniel Walker in California.
Creech, who has been convicted of five murders and admitted to killing dozens of people, was identified as the suspect after detectives obtained additional information related to the murder.
The Ada County Prosecutor’s Office in Idaho worked with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department to corroborate details from statements Creech made regarding Walker's murder.
Creech is currently seeking to have his death sentence commuted to life without parole, arguing that he is a changed man.
The Ada County Prosecutor’s Office has requested that Creech's death sentence be upheld, citing his admission to committing close to 40 murders.