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More Camm Evidence Released

Camm Emotional During Taped Interview

POSTED: 8:23 pm EST March 19, 2002
UPDATED: 9:40 pm EST March 19, 2002

Newly released evidence has given the public a look at what helped jurors make their decisions in the David Camm murder trial.

DAVID CAMM TRIAL
David Camm

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Late Sunday night, the jury convicted the former Indiana State Police trooper of killing his wife, Kimberly, and his two children, Bradley and Jill, in their Georgetown, Ind., house in September 2000.

Camm's formal sentencing is scheduled for April 11 at 9 a.m. in Floyd Superior Court.

NewsChannel 32's Abby Miller reported that Camm will have the opportunity to make a statement to the judge at the hearing.

Miller has been poring over the hours of videotaped interviews with Camm and comparing it to testimony in the trial.

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In an interview before he was arrested, Camm seemed unsure of his movements in the garage where he said that he found his wife and two children dead.

    Camm: I'm not sure if I pulled Brad out and I laed him down and then went in and called the police ... or if I ... I ... I think I found the kids in the car and then I ran in the house and I called the police and then I came back outside and then I ... I'm pretty sure that's what I did. In that order. That's when I grabbed Brad and pulled him over. He was still kind of limp.

Miller reported that the interrogation started as a simple interview, although the detectives admitted during the trial that they lied to Camm about different elements pertaining to the crime scene.

    Detective: Now we know you were in the laundry room. You were in the laundry room for a reason.

    Camm: How do you know I was in the laundry room?

    Detective: Because there was some things that were transferred from you in to the laundry room. Think hard.

Ultimately, nothing tested in the laundry room that could be linked to Camm, and he never changed his story about going into that room of the house, Miller reported.

After more than an hour of questioning, Camm was told outright that he was a suspect in the murders.

    Camm: I'm not your man Mick.

    Detective: We're gonna be thorough on this Dave. Something else comes up, points to somebody else, I guaran-damn-tee you, we're gonna look there. But, the fact is, the evidence that we've collected right now, up to this point, point to you.

Camm's emotions ran the gamut during the interview, from calm to hysterical, Miller reported.

    Detective: Well we've got some problems with things the way they are. And that's why you know we brought you in here. We needed to give you the opportunity.

    Camm: You guys are morons! Morons! We give ... I can't believe this! I cannot believe this!

    Detective: What do you mean? Can't believe what?

    Camm: You are gonna try to blame me for killing my children and my daughter?

The detectives also delved into Camm's personal life. Camm told the investigators that his marriage was "perfect."

    Detective: What about girlfriends?

    Camm: That we talked about.

    Detective: Is there -- I know you said you didn't haven't had any in the last year or so. And yet, is it because this is only three days later? We're gonna beat this until it can't be beat anymore. Are we gonna find some other people out there that you've had a relationship with?

    Camm: No.

Miller reported that during the second hour of the interview, Camm admitted a sexual encounter he had with a married woman a couple years before the murders.

    Camm: It was a one night thing. Met her out there. (expletive) Took off. She left with me and another guy. We rode around for about five hours in the Bronco. Took her back and dropped her off. I didn't have intercourse with her. Uh, never spoke to her again.

    Detective: But there was sexual contact? Yeah. Oral sex or ... yeah, OK.

    Camm: On her part?

    Detective: That's what I mean.

    Camm: Yeah.

During the interview, Camm also explained how he gave CPR to his son Bradley.

Toward the end of the interview he pleaded with the detectives.

    Camm: I feel like Jesus! I'm being persecuted! I'm being persecuted by those that were supposed to ... yeah ... Jesus came to save us. You know, that's why he was here. And all's that people had to do was listen.

Camm's sister, Julie Hogue, and brother, Donnie Camm, apologized Tuesday for their behavior following the verdict.

Both yelled at the jurors after the verdict was read.


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