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Died in prison

Romell Broom

died December 2020 · Ohio

Romell Broom was held on death row in Ohio. In 2009 the state tried to execute him by lethal injection, and the attempt failed. He died in December 2020, and a Greeley Tribune report described the cause as possibly complications of COVID-19.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Possible complications of COVID-19 are listed as the cause of death, with no named source.

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