Robert Broyles
Robert Broyles, 34, of Louisville, died at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in West Liberty, Kentucky, on August 31, 2025. Officers found him unresponsive in his cell during the morning count, and he was taken to ARH Hospital in Morgan County, where he was pronounced dead. Kentucky State Police say foul play is suspected, and a March 2026 report from the state medical examiner's office, as reported by LEX 18, said he was strangled in his cell by a cellmate. His family says the prison has not responded to their repeated calls.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The state medical examiner's office records say Robert was strangled in his cell, allegedly by a cellmate, and Kentucky State Police are investigating the death as a homicide.
Reported by: state medical examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner); Kentucky State Police (outside investigators); his family.
News reports (7)
- Foul play suspected in death of inmate at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex
- Police suspect foul play after finding Louisville man dead in Kentucky prison cell
- KSP investigating inmate death at correctional facility
- Foul play suspected again in second inmate death at EKCC
- State police investigate inmate death in eastern KY prison
- KY corrections chief hasn't visited prison with 4 inmate deaths in the past year, records reveal
- 'We are inmates, but we are human': Open records requests reveal misconduct reports against EKCC employees