BOONVILLE — Attorneys for a former state trooper convicted of murdering his wife and two children want a judge to order a third trial on the charges.
A hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 16 in Warrick Superior Court on a motion by David Camm’s lawyers arguing that Judge Robert Aylsworth should not have allowed prosecutors to argue that Camm killed his family to hide that he molested his 5-year-old daughter.
The motion, filed in May, also cites statements the jury foreman made at a news conference that the molestation comments helped convince him of Camm’s guilt. Camm, who has maintained his innocence in the killings, was never charged with child molesting.
Floyd County Prosecutor Keith Henderson has said the trial was conducted properly and he is confident the verdict will not be overturned.
Jurors convicted Camm, 42, of murdering his wife, Kimberly, 35, and their two children in the garage of their home in Georgetown in September 2000.
A different jury convicted him of the murders in 2002. He was serving a 195-year prison sentence when the Indiana Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in August 2004, ruling that testimony about Camm’s extramarital affairs had unfairly biased jurors.
After his second trial that lasted eight weeks, Camm was sentenced in March to life in prison.
A separate jury in January convicted a second man, Charles Boney, 36, in the triple slaying. Camm’s attorneys have argued that Boney, not Camm, committed the murders.
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David Camm, convicted of murdering of his wife and children
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Convicted ex-trooper Camm seeks third murder trial
Convicted ex-trooper seeks third murder trial
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State asks for Henderson to be reinstated to Camm case
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Thursday his office will appeal the ruling that removed Floyd County Prosecutor Keith Henderson from the David Camm’s third murder trial due to a book deal.
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Court says Henderson can't remain on Camm case
“Concluding that prosecutor’s literary contract created an irreversible, actual conflict of interest with his duty to the people of the state of Indiana, we find that the trial court erred when it denied Camm’s petition,” Judge John G. Baker wrote in his opinion.
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Indiana Court of Appeals will review Camm book deal
The Indiana Court of Appeals has agreed to decide whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to David Camm’s third triple-murder trial.
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Camm murders still grip community after 10 years
Ten years ago today, Kim Camm and her two children Bradley, 7, and Jill, 5, were murdered in their Georgetown home.
Kim’s parents, Janice and Frank Renn, will have a private family gathering in remembrance, their attorney, Nick Stein, said. -
No change in venue: Camm's third trial to be in Warrick or Spencer counties
Special Judge Jonathan Dartt has denied a motion to change venue from Warrick County for David Camm’s third triple-murder trial, but he ordered jurors be selected from another county.
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Supreme Court asked to appoint special judge in Camm case
Attorneys for David Camm have asked the Indiana Supreme Court to appoint a special judge in the case after the presiding judge missed a deadline for ruling on a motion to change venue.
- Camm’s attorneys granted initial request for funding Warrick County Superior Court No. 2 Judge Robert Aylsworth granted a request by David Camm’s attorneys last week for $75,000 from the Floyd County Public Defender’s Office to begin preparation for a third murder trial.
- Camm’s lead attorney withdraws from case David Camm will have new lead counsel as his case moves toward a third trial.
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Indiana Supreme Court asked to reconsider David Camm decision
Camm has twice been convicted of murdering his wife, Kimberly, 35, and children, Bradley, 7, and Jill, 5
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What's next for David Camm?
After two trials and two convictions overturned on appeals
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State asks for Henderson to be reinstated to Camm case
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