An ax murderer jailed for life for hacking his parents and two younger siblings to death when he was a teen has just been released early thanks to a Minnesota law backed by Gov. Tim Walz.
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The convicted killer, who was just 16 at the time of the infamous 1988 murders, was initially supposed to be locked up well into his 70s.
But he became eligible for release — earlier than expected — under a Minnesota law passed in 2023 that banned life sentences without parole for juveniles.
Gov. Walz, the failed Democratic vice presidential contender, backed the law and approved it after it was passed by the Dem-controlled state House and Senate.
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All four victims were discovered with multiple ax wounds to their heads and bodies.
Brom, who tried to argue he was mentally ill at the time, was ultimately found guilty by a jury.
David Brom, handcuffed, escorted by a man in a suit, surrounded by reporters and cameras.
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Still, he and other already-convicted offenders became eligible for parole when the amended law was introduced by Minnesota lawmakers as part of a public safety spending bill.
Under the changes, the law now allows for juvenile perps who are sentenced to life to be fully eligible for parole after 15 years behind bars.
Brom became retroactively up for release in 2018. If the old law was still in place, he wouldn’t have been eligible for parole at least 2037.
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Funeral service for Bernard, Paulette, Diane, and Ricky Brom, who were murdered by their son/brother.
Brom served more than 35 years in prison after he was convicted of slashing his parents, Paulette and Bernard, sister Diane and brother Richard, to death in their Rochester home Feb. 18, 1988.
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“The Democrats’ soft-on-crime approach has led to dangerous early releases like this one. The release of David Brom is a profound failure of justice and a painful betrayal to the memory of his victims.”
“Brom committed one of the most horrific crimes in our state’s history. Releasing him now undermines the severity of that act and the suffering it caused,” he continued.
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