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Romell Broom

Romell Broom
Born(1956-06-04)June 4, 1956
Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.
DiedDecember 28, 2020(2020-12-28) (aged 64)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Criminal statusDeceased
Conviction(s)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
VictimsTryna Middleton
DateSeptember 21, 1984
CountryUnited States
Location(s)East Cleveland, Ohio

Romell Broom (June 4, 1956 – December 28, 2020) was an American death row inmate who was convicted of murder, kidnapping and rape. He was sentenced to death for the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Tryna Middleton. Broom 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 from COVID-19 in prison before the sentence could be carried out.

Early life

Broom was born in Muskegon, Michigan, and moved to Ohio with his mother when he was 5 years old.[1]

Crimes

Broom committed numerous non-violent crimes as a juvenile, for which he was repeatedly committed to the Ohio Youth Commission.[2]

On October 25, 1974, Broom and another person entered a man's car, robbed him at gunpoint, and forced him out. On January 11, 1975, he raped a 12-year-old girl who was babysitting his niece. On March 15, 1975, he committed another armed robbery with an accomplice. Broom later pleaded guilty to rape, aggravated robbery, and robbery, and was sentenced to 7 to 25 years in prison. His codefendant in the robberies was acquitted. Broom was paroled on May 11, 1984.[2]

Decades later, a woman named Vickie Varner claimed that Broom raped and threatened to kill her in 1975, when she was 13 years old.[3]

On September 18, 1984, Broom attempted to abduct 12-year-old Venita McKenney, but was interrupted by two neighbors and fled. On September 21, 1984, Broom abducted, raped, and murdered 14-year-old Tryna Middleton as she was walking home with two of her friends from a football game in East Cleveland, Ohio.[2]

On December 6, 1984, Broom physically assaulted and abducted 11-year-old Melinda Grissom. Grissom's younger sister witnessed the attack. After Broom threw Grissom into his car, her mother interrupted them and held onto the car while screaming for help. The icy road made it harder for Broom to drive, allowing Grissom's mother to hang on. Eventually, Grissom was able to escape; however, two young men were able to write the license plate number of the car. Broom was arrested later that day. He was charged with numerous crimes, including aggravated murder. Broom offered to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of 30 years to life, but his offer was rejected. He was found guilty and sentenced to death.[2]

In 2003, Broom accepted an offer from the state of Ohio for a DNA test to prove his innocence—however, the test results failed to exonerate him.[4] The clemency hearing concluded that "the DNA report does not indicate an exact match ... Otherwise stated, eight or nine other black males in the country would have the same profile."[5]

Aborted execution

Broom was scheduled to be executed on September 15, 2009. However, the executioners tried for two hours to maintain an IV line through which they could inject the lethal drugs, before Ohio Governor Ted Strickland issued a one-week reprieve.[6] His lawyers argued that his first execution attempt was cruel and unusual punishment, and that executing him would mean that his evidence would be "irretrievably lost" for their broader lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Ohio's lethal injection procedure.[7] U.S. District Court Judge Gregory L. Frost scheduled a November 30, 2009, hearing on the issues.[8]

Amnesty International started a campaign to inform the public about the failure of the execution attempt.[9]

There is also a documentary on this case, The Second Execution of Romell Broom by Michael Verhoeven,[10] and Broom wrote his own story in the e-book Survivor on Death Row.[11][12]

In March 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Broom and ruled that the state could again try to execute him.[13][14][15][16][17] In August 2016, Broom asked the Supreme Court of the United States to halt a second execution, with his lawyers arguing that another execution attempt would be cruel and unusual punishment and would violate double jeopardy protections under the 5th and 14th amendments to the U.S. constitution.[18][19]

On December 12, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to give Broom a hearing on his appeal.[20] On May 19, 2017, the Ohio Supreme Court scheduled an execution date for Broom, on June 17, 2020.[21] On April 14, 2020, Broom's execution was delayed to March 16, 2022.[22]

Death

Broom died from suspected COVID-19 complications at Franklin Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, on December 28, 2020, at age 64, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Romell Broom". Mourning Our Losses. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Clemency Report".
  3. ^ Rape victim recounts attack she suffered from murderer, retrieved April 19, 2022
  4. ^ "Seven on death row had DNA test". Enquirer.com. July 3, 2003. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "In Re: Romell Broom, OSP#A187-343" Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Adult Parole Authority, State of Ohio, August 28, 2009
  6. ^ "New US vein execution bid halted". BBC News. September 18, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  7. ^ Driehaus, Bob (September 17, 2009). "Inmate Will Testify About Failed Execution". The New York Times. Ohio. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  8. ^ Baird, Gabriel; Dealer, The Plain (September 23, 2009). "Death row inmate's execution delayed again". cleveland. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Romell Broom: Die zweite Hinrichtung".
  10. ^ "The Second Execution of Romell Broom". January 1, 2000 – via IMDb.
  11. ^ BOOKS: "Survivor on Death Row" - Ohio's Failed Attempt to Execute Romell Broom, Death Penalty Information Center (October 12, 2012)
  12. ^ Nonhebel, Clare (03-18-2013) Survivor on Death Row[permanent dead link], The Baptist Times
  13. ^ "Ohio court says inmate who survived botched execution can be put to death". CNN. March 16, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  14. ^ "Ohio Supreme Court: Inmate who survived 2009 execution can be put to death". Chicago Tribune. March 16, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  15. ^ "Court: Ohio can try again to put prisoner to death after botched execution". The Guardian. March 17, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  16. ^ "Ohio can try again to kill condemned man who survived botched execution, court rules". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  17. ^ Connor, Tracy (March 16, 2016). "Court OKs Ohio Do-Over of Failed Lethal Injection of Romell Broom". NBC NEWS. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  18. ^ "Botched execution survivor in Ohio asks Supreme Court to halt 2nd try". CNN. August 23, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  19. ^ "Ohio Inmate Romell Brown Who Survived 2009 Execution Appeals to High Court". NBC NEWS. August 23, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  20. ^ Williams, Pete (December 12, 2016). "Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Lethal Injection". NBC News. NBC News. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  21. ^ "Court schedules 2nd execution attempt for Ohio killer". The Associated Press. The Morning Journal. May 19, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  22. ^ "Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine delays three executions, again citing inability to get new lethal-injection drugs". cleveland.com. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  23. ^ "Inmate who survived execution attempt dies; COVID suspected". AP. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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