"A
$450,000 settlement was reached Friday in a lawsuit between Floyd
County and former Indiana State Trooper David Camm, who was twice
acquitted of killing his family. Camm had sued Floyd County
for $30 million for what he alleged was malicious prosecution after his
arrest and imprisonment in the fatal shootings of his wife and two
children in September 2000,
the Courier-Journal reported in October 2014. In
the claim, Camm sought damages for his wrongful convictions, the trauma
he suffered while held in prison, his past and continuing loss of
income, and emotional well-being. The suit named former prosecutor
Stan Faith and four former employees who worked in his office – Jacque
Vaught, Tony Toran, Mark Henderson and Emily Fessel. Also
identified are current Floyd Prosecutor Keith Henderson, Deputy Floyd
Prosecutor Steve Owen, former investigator Wayne Kessinger, and two men
Faith hired to work the crime scene and analyze forensic evidence,
Robert Stites and Rod Englert. Garry R. Adams with Clay Daniel
Walton & Adams PLC in Louisville said while Camm reached a
settlement with Floyd County employees, those considered Indiana state
employees – such as Faith and Henderson – are still involved in the $30
million lawsuit. He added that the "primary bad actors" are still
involved. Camm was a state trooper but left the agency about four
months before he reported finding his wife, Kim, 35, and their children,
Brad, 7, and Jill, 5, fatally shot in the family’s garage in Georgetown
in September 2000. Camm, who spent 13 years in prison, insisted
he was innocent, but prosecutors and police said evidence at the crime
scene and on his clothing showed he was responsible. The case captured
national attention as Camm was tried twice, only to have both
convictions overturned. He was acquitted in 2013."
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/indiana/2016/08/17/settlement-reached-david-camm-suit/88906586/
See comprehensive Wikipedia report at the link below:
Witness tampering allegations:
"In
addition to testimony by Rob Stites alleging subornation of perjury,
several other allegations of witness tampering surfaced during the case.
Lynn Scamahorn, a
DNA analyst from the
Indiana State Police
claimed that during the first trial former Floyd County Prosecutor Stan
Faith threatened her when she refused to perjure herself that she found
Camm's DNA on Charles Boney's sweatshirt.
[72] Fingerprint analyst
John Singleton reported a similar encounter. He claims Faith wanted him
to "shade the truth" while testifying regarding the then unidentified
palm print on Kim Camm's Bronco later determined to belong to Charles
Boney.
[73] The defense also accused the state of witness tampering and
presenting false and misleading testimony regarding the molestation
allegations. During the first trial, the prosecution alleged that the
injuries Jill sustained happened during the attack, as testified to by
the state medical examiner. During the second trial, they altered their
timeline to implicate Camm instead of Boney on the basis of testimony by
a single witness who changed their theory at the last minute. "Dr.
Spivack, before in her deposition, told us that the injuries occurred
near the time of death due to the painful nature of them. Today, on the
stand, she backtracked to fit the state's theory." said Defense attorney
Stacy Uliana.
[74]
Following the verdict, the jurors explained that they made their
decision largely on the molestation allegations, specifically, the
testimony of Spivack, who testified that the child was molested several
hours prior to her death instead of during the attack.
[75]
DNA analyst Lynn Scamahorn also claimed the prosecutor also attempted
to get her to commit perjury by testifying that lab results indicate the
comforter from the master bedroom in the Camm household contained
vaginal secretions or saliva from Jill to help bolster their claims that
Jill had been molested; no such test exists.
[76] The fraudulent testimony of Rob Stites and the attempted coercion of
Lynne Scamahorne were featured in a forensic textbook called Forensic
Fraud: Evaluating Law Enforcement and Forensic Science Cultures in the
Context of Examiner Misconduct.
"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Camm