Died in prison
Richard Palombo
Richard Palombo, 71, was held at Lakeland prison in Branch County, Michigan, and died at a hospital on April 19, 2020. According to MLive.com, he died of complications from COVID-19, one of 25 Michigan prisoners reported dead from the virus at that time. In 2010 he told a parole board that Richard Phillips, who had been convicted alongside him, had nothing to do with the crime, and that testimony later helped lead to Phillips' release in 2017 after 45 years in prison. His attorney said he still had appeals pending when he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: Michigan Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.