Convicted ax killer David Brom says 'cloud of depression' impacted his thoughts in 1988

Convicted ax killer David Brom says 'cloud of depression' impacted his thoughts in 1988

ROCHESTER — David Brom said he felt like depression had been clouding his thoughts and emotions when he used an ax to kill his parents and two younger siblings in 1988. Members of the Minnesota Department of Corrections Supervised Release Board had to reconcile those acts carried out by Brom at age 16 with the 53-year-old man who appeared before them with a nearly spotless 37-year incarceration record. Brom had “changed everything about myself,”…

A Literal Axe Murderer to Be Freed, Thank Gov. Walz

David Brom, now 53, axed his parents, brother and sister to death in Minnesota in 1988 when he was 16. The axe killer is set for supervised release under a juvenile sentencing law signed by Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Now we have a literal axe murderer free among us. David Brom will move to

Teen Axe Killer to Walk Free? Minnesota Law Lets Family Slayer Apply for Parole

In 1988, 16-year-old David Brom shocked the country when he picked up an axe and murdered his entire family in Rochester, Minnesota. His parents, his 13-year-old sister, and his 11-year-old brother were all killed in one of the most gruesome crimes the state had ever seen. Now, nearly four decades later, Brom could soon...

Minnesota to Release 55-Year-Old Ax Murderer – IOTW Report

ktsp abc5 David Brom, the man behind one of Rochester’s most infamous crimes, is expected to be released from prison, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections’ (DOC) website, on