Indiana State Police Report Accurate Context of David Camm’s Employment

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Many of you that follow local and state wide news stories have likely heard about the third trial of David Camm, presently in progress in Boone County in the city of Lebanon, IN. David Camm had been a trooper with the Indiana State Police and resigned in early May of 2000, some four months before the murder of his wife and children in late September of 2000.

Regrettably, a majority of media outlets reporting on the Camm trial frequently introduce the news story as “Former Indiana State Trooper David Camm…….” before continuing on with the latest update to the ongoing trial.

While it is accurate David Camm was formerly employed by the Indiana State Police, the context of this statement has led countless people to believe the reason he is a former trooper is because of his arrest for allegedly murdering his wife and children.

Since the vast majority of media reporting this story consistently fail to present the accurate context of David Camm’s past state police employment, in relation to the murder of his family, the Indiana State Police is sharing this information with the more than 40,000 Nixle subscribers.

It is the position of the Indiana State Police that the heinous murder of David Camm’s wife and children and the devastation to the families and friends of the victims is the story and should be the focus. Where David Camm worked four months prior to the murders has no bearing on the crimes for which he stands accused and should not be used to distract from the focus of these heinous crimes.

The Indiana State Police supports and defends the freedom of the press but will not stand by idly when the context of presented information leads the media consumer to inaccurate assumptions.