Romell Broom

Romell Broom

Romell Broom was sentenced to death for the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Tryna Middleton. He was scheduled to be executed on September 15, 2009, but after executioners failed to locate a vein he was granted a reprieve. A second execution attempt was scheduled for June 2020, which was delayed until March 2022. Broom died on December 28, 2020, at age 64.

About Romell Broom in brief

Summary Romell BroomRomell Broom was sentenced to death for the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Tryna Middleton. He was scheduled to be executed on September 15, 2009, but after executioners failed to locate a vein he was granted a reprieve. A second execution attempt was scheduled for June 2020, which was delayed until March 2022.

Broom died on December 28, 2020, at age 64 from suspected COVID-19 complications. There is also a documentary on this case, The Second Execution of Romellbroom by Michael Verhoeven, and Broom wrote his own story in the e-book Survivor on Death Row.