STORY: "David Camm's defence attacks analysis of blood stains in murder case," by reporter Grace Schneider, published by the Courrier-Journal on September 6, 2013.
GIST: "Testimony in David Camm’s third murder trial focused Friday on a state police expert’s judgment that bloodstains found on the former state trooper’s T-shirt were created by high-velocity spatter from a gunshot. Defense lawyer Richard Kammen attacked Sgt. Dean Marks’ finding, suggesting that he sided with the state 12 years ago in saying that the stains of Jill Camm’s blood were caused by spatter, not by David Camm’s shirt brushing the girl as he reached into the family’s Ford Bronco. Marks replied that he wouldn’t give an opinion to please anybody. He also testified that his opinion was solidified after he reviewed 149 photos of the blood spots. Camm has said that his shirt may have brushed Jill, 5, as he reached over her in an attempt to resuscitate his son Brad, 7, after he found his family shot in their Georgetown garage in September 2000........ Kammen also hammered Marks on the subjective nature of spatter analysis and the fact that professionals in the field often reach different conclusions. “It’s in the eye of the beholder, wouldn’t you say?” Kammen asked Marks at one point. Marks agreed that professionals can disagree about their results. His lawyers have taken every opportunity to assert that former Floyd County Prosecutor Stan Faith steered a biased investigation initially that led to having Camm identified as the top suspect. They contend Charles Boney, who is currently serving a 225-year sentence in the murders, acted alone."
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130906/NEWS02/309060084/David-Camm-s-defense-attacks-analysis-bloodstains-murder-case
The Wikipedia report can be found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Camm
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