Accused Fort Myers killer Yanko Romero, facing possible death penalty, dies in custody

Editor’s note: This story is updated to include an official saying Yanko Romero died by suicide.

A man accused of killing a stranger in downtown Fort Myers in June and brutally beating his cellmate days later has died by suicide.

Samantha Syoen, spokesperson for the State Attorney’s Office, 20th Judicial Circuit, on Sept. 2 confirmed that Yanko Romero, 41, is dead…

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