Camm seeks judgment against Boney in lawsuit

Now that a wrongful death lawsuit against David Camm has been dropped in the deaths of his wife and children, Camm is asking a judge to hold another man accountable.

Camm's in-laws, Frank and Janice Renn, last week dropped a civil suit against him in the Sept. 28, 2000, deaths of his wife, Kim Camm, 35, and their two children, Brad, 7, and Jill, 5.

The dropped case "means that David Camm won," his lawyer, David Mosley, said then. He added that the responsibility should now fall on Charles Boney, who was convicted of the crime before Camm was acquitted in October.

Camm had already filed a third-party claim against Boney in the wrongful death case. Mosley said they've now asked the court to enter a judgment against Boney, who "has already been determined to be responsible beyond a reasonable doubt."

Camm, a former Indiana State trooper, was accused of fatally shooting his wife and the couple's children at their home near Georgetown, Ind., in 2000. After two convictions were overturned, a jury in Boone County acquitted Camm last October and he was freed.

Before his second trial, new DNA evidence linked Boney, of New Albany, to the crimes. The 44-year-old former convict was convicted of the murders and is serving 225 years in prison.

Camm faces other legal action by the Renns, who want to prevent him from gaining control of his family's estate or Kim Camm's insurance policy.

Dropping the wrongful death suit was a strategic move that's "all about streamlining and focusing" on the remaining pending cases, Amy Wheatley, an attorney for the couple, said last week. She added it clears up any concerns that Frank Renn could not properly serve as executor of his daughter's estate if he was suing Camm.

The Courier-Journal rents office space from Nick Stein law offices, which represents the Renns.

Reporter Baylee Pulliam can be reached at (812) 298-5601 or on Twitter at @BayleePulliam.