Camm Jurors Take Field Trip
Jurors Visited Gymnasium Thursday
POSTED: 1:09 pm EST January 24,
2002
UPDATED: 8:38 pm EST January 24,
2002
NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- Jurors in the David Camm murder trial visited the gymnasium where the alleged murderer claimed he was playing basketball when his family was killed.
The former Indiana State Trooper is charged with killing his wife and two children in their Georgetown, Ind., home in September 2000. NewsChannel 32's Abby Miller reported that the judge decided to take the jurors to see the gymnasium in Georgetown, because they had so many questions about it.
"They obviously wonder how he could get in and out without being seen," lead prosecutor Stan Faith told Miller. The prosecution is trying to prove that Camm left the gym, went home and killed his family, and then went back, Miller reported. Wednesday, several of the men who played with Camm that night testified that they never saw Camm leave the gym. Miller reported that the gym has double glass doors at the front, a single door on the corner, two doors on each side of the building and four doors at the back, as well as another door on the second floor leading out froma walking track. Prosecutors said that each door could have been used by Camm to sneak out unnoticed. They're (jurors) also going to come to a realization at some point that he didn't have to be gone an hour or anything like that -- probably the time is going to be somewhere around 20-25 minutes at most," Faith said.
Miller reported that the group toured the inside of the gym, trying to see if Camm could have left without 10 other people seeing him leave or come back. Several jurors walked out of the doors to see if they could get back inside, Miller reported. Each door locks once closed. Prosecutors claim that Camm left the gym, made the five-minute drive home, made a phone call at 7:19 p.m., waited for his wife and children to come home, killed them, cleaned up the crime scene and then drove back to the gym, slipping back in unnoticed. Camm's attorney, Mike McDaniel, called that scenario impossible.
"The critical time for them is the first 17 minutes after seven o'clock when the first game is going on, so I think you heard 10 people say Dave played the first game, so I think that shuts their window for Dave to make that phone call," McDaniel said. Miller reported that the jurors spent a little under an hour at the gym. Bradley Camm's swim coach and a fellow employee of Kim Camm also took the stand Thursday, Miller reported.
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Miller reported that the group toured the inside of the gym, trying to see if Camm could have left without 10 other people seeing him leave or come back. Several jurors walked out of the doors to see if they could get back inside, Miller reported. Each door locks once closed. Prosecutors claim that Camm left the gym, made the five-minute drive home, made a phone call at 7:19 p.m., waited for his wife and children to come home, killed them, cleaned up the crime scene and then drove back to the gym, slipping back in unnoticed. Camm's attorney, Mike McDaniel, called that scenario impossible.
"The critical time for them is the first 17 minutes after seven o'clock when the first game is going on, so I think you heard 10 people say Dave played the first game, so I think that shuts their window for Dave to make that phone call," McDaniel said. Miller reported that the jurors spent a little under an hour at the gym. Bradley Camm's swim coach and a fellow employee of Kim Camm also took the stand Thursday, Miller reported. Previous Stories:
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- January 22, 2002: Investigator Takes Stand In Camm Trial
- January 18, 2002: Jurors Hear More Of Camm Interview
- January 17, 2002: Camm Juror's Reaction Causes Controversy
- January 16, 2002: Bombshells Dropped In Camm Case
- January 15, 2002: Lead Camm Investigator Takes Stand
- January 14, 2002: Who's Who In Camm Case
- January 14, 2002: Opening Arguments Begin In Camm Trial
- January 14, 2002: Who's On The Camm Jury?
- January 9, 2002: Camm Says He's 'Ready To Go'
- January 9, 2002: Camm Jury Pool Pared Down
- January 8, 2002: Lawyers Grill Camm Jury Pool
- January 8, 2002: Jury Selection Continues In Camm Case
- January 7, 2002: Jury Selection Under Way In Camm Trial
- December 22, 2001: Camm Interview Portions Released
- December 20, 2001: Pretrial Hearing Covers Key Issues In Camm Case
- December 10, 2001: Judge To Consider Camm's Alleged Affairs
- November 9, 2001: Judge Denies Camm Bond Request
- November 6, 2001: Camm Bond Decision Expected This Week
- November 5, 2001: Bond Hearing Scheduled For Camm
- October 29, 2001: Camm Bond Hearing Pushed Back
- October 26, 2001: New Evidence Revealed In Camm Case
- October 16, 2001: Air-Travel Problems Delay Start Of Camm Trial
- October 15, 2001: Camm Trial Set To Begin Today
- October 5, 2001: Camm's Attorneys Seek New Judge
- September 19, 2001: Prosecutors Hope Camm Trial Won't Be Delayed
- September 5, 2001: Strategies Revealed In Camm Case
- August 10, 2001: Officer Under Fire In Camm Case
- July 25, 2001: Judge To See Controversial Camm Interview
- July 23, 2001: Camm Interview Causes Controversy
- July 18, 2001: Camm Won't Be Let Out Of Jail
- July 12, 2001: Judge To Rule On Another Camm Trial Delay
- June 7, 2001: Camm Trial Delayed Until August
- May 15, 2001: Camm Change Of Venue Denied
- May 14, 2001: Camm's Lawyer Petitions Supreme Court
- May 10, 2001: Camm To Remain In Jail
- April 12, 2001: Victim's Family Points Finger At Camm
- April 12, 2001: Camm Case Timeline
- April 10, 2001: Family Sticks Behind Murder Suspect
- April 10, 2001: New Details Uncovered In Camm Case
- March 7, 2001: Evidence Made Public In Camm Case
- March 7, 2001: Prosecutors Seek Camm's Financial Papers
- February 26, 2001: Lawyers Try To Lower Camm's Bond
- February 23, 2001: Camm's Family Says He's Not Guilty
- January 29, 2001: Camm's Trial Date Set For March
- January 11, 2001: Judge Orders Depositions In Camm Case
- January 10, 2001: Camm's Attorney Wants Client Out Of Jail
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