Newton said she was impressed with Camm's command of the facts, condensing years of turmoil and his ordeal in the system into a short speech.
Now that he's been acquitted, Camm said, "we're attempted to resolve it."Ĭriminology graduate student Leah Newton and several other young women stayed after to have their photo taken with Camm and to get his autograph. The Renns' lawyer had contended that Camm wasn't entitled to the money because he was responsible for the murders. He is currently embroiled in civil litigation that his former in-laws, Janice and Frank Renn, filed actions years ago to prevent him from recovering more than $600,000 in life insurance and 401K fund stemming from his family's death. "Things are as we speak," Camm said, declining to say when a suit may be filed. "I'm waiting to hear three 'Nots.' When I heard that third 'not' I realized it was over," he said.Ĭamm said afterward that he is talking with a Louisville law firm about suing former Prosecutor Stan Faith and possibly others for their negligence in handling his case. He said he looked into the faces of the jurors and a few smiled at him as they entered the courtroom and took their seats.īut he refused to think he might be acquitted. The most dramatic moment of his 35-minute talk came when a student asked a question about when the jury returned its verdict last fall.
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He said he got more of a fair shake during the trial because Special Prosecutor Stan Levco "was held to the letter of the law." In the third trial, Camm said his lawyers hired experts whose "hard science" debunked the crime-scene reconstruction witnesses and blood-spatter experts which the prosecution employed. "It becomes about winning, and winning at any cost," Camm said. He said police and prosecutors are competitive and often unwilling to admit when they've arrested the wrong person. Watch Video: David Camm decribes his reaction to hearing Not Guilty verdict None of the evidence would have been scrutinized - including a gray prison-issue sweatshirt that eventually tied Boney to the murders.īoneyinsisted Camm approached him about getting him handguns and was at the scene of the murders when he heard Camm shoot the family.Ĭamm said Wednesday that Boney fabricated the story to try to pin the murders on him - and it amazed him that police and Floyd County Prosecutor Keith Henderson bought the story and still pursued charges against him.
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The 44-year-old man ultimately was convicted of the murders and is serving 225 years in prison.Ĭamm said he believes that if his first conviction had not been overturned, Boney may still be a free man. The crime scene reconstruction industry, he said, is largely "junk science…these people are paid $300 to $400 to give their opinion" for the side that's paying them.īefore his second trial, new DNA evidence linked former convict Charles Boney of New Albany to the crimes. Watch Video: David Camm speaks to Indiana State class about his trial, verdict
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