Romell Broom

Romell Broom (June 4, 1956 – December 28, 2020) was an American man convicted of murder, kidnapping, and rape. He was convicted in 1984 of abducting and killing Tryna Middleton, age 14, who was walking home from a football game in East Cleveland, Ohio. 

In 2003, Broom accepted an offer from the state of Ohio for a DNA test to try to prove his innocence. However, the test results proved that he was guilty. Broom also has convictions for robbery, aggravated robbery and four counts of kidnap of a male child. He was also convicted in a separate incidence of raping a female child.

On May 19, 2017, the Ohio Supreme Court scheduled an execution date for Broom, on June 17, 2020. His execution was pushed to 2022.

Broom died on December 28, 2020, at age 64 from COVID-19 in Ohio, aged 64.

References

Other websites
 Broom's entry on the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
 Romell Broom: a different man 

Category:1956 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:African-American people
Category:American kidnappers
Category:American people convicted of murder
Category:American rapists
Category:American robbers
Category:Criminals from Ohio
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
Category:People from Cleveland