Thursday, September 5, 2013

New post following seasonal break: David Camm; The Charles Smith Blog starts wading into the former Indiana state trooper's third trial on charges of murdering his wife and two children. DNA bloodstain evidence plays a significant role in this fascinating case.


PUBLISHER'S NOTE:

During my recent seasonal retreat,  the third  trial of  former Indiana state trooper  David Camm on charges of murdering his wife and two children began.  Although  Charles Boney was convicted of the crime - after DNA  evidence found at the scene was belatedly tested, prosecutors are trying to prove  that Camm  acted in concert  with him.  Boney is expected to testify for the prosecution. Readers would do well to read the comprehensive  Wikipedia entry on the case for background; (It's a really good read! The entry  can be found at:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Camm.

Wikipedia notes that: "Thomas Schornhorst, a professor emeritus of the Indiana University School of Law, said the case has been overturned repeatedly because the state's primary evidence, the bloodstains, is "pretty thin stuff" and that they have pushed the envelope with other evidence because they feared not getting a conviction on bloodstain evidence alone.[2] In February 2009, the case was the subject of an episode of 48 Hours on CBS.[36]

The prosecution is thought to be about half way through its case - which is expected to last a couple of more weeks.

Hang on for what should be a most interesting ride as The Charles Smith Blog begins to follow the Camm case.

Harold Levy; Publisher;

ADDITIONAL PUBLISHER'S NOTE:

Dear Readers.

I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located  near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site.

The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith

Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:

http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html

Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com