Thomas Creech, Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate, suspected in California cold case

BOISE, Idaho – Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate, Thomas Eugene Creech, has been identified as a suspect in a cold case murder in California from nearly 50 years ago. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Daniel Walker was shot multiple times by a suspect who woke him up while sleeping in a parked van alongside Interstate 40 on Oct. 1, 1974. Walker’s passenger escaped and was able to get the attention of a passing driver. Walker was eventually taken to an area hospital, where he later died.

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