Vern. Reporter the contractor could get life in prison if convicted of more than one murder here. One of half dozen charges lodged against him. So theres a lot on the line. The Griffin Campbell defense launched this morning with architect trying bowl stert case thats demolition contractor sake made a scapegoat for wealthy Property Owners and provtional architect pressuring campbell to get condemned building 2 and market down in the spring of 20136789 this catastrophe has campbell on trial six count of murder six died that day on the rubble that fell next door. 13 injured. Prosecute rz say gamble broke safety modifications he switched to using a 36,000 pound excavate to knock a four story wall down instead of all done by hand in order to sea those who hired him. More defense sxrerts expected to testify today. And members of the 51yearold campbells family. Mike Griffin Campbell is to take the witness stand in his own defense tomorrow. Live in center city rhyme vernon odom, channel 6 acti
Dont let bad odors escape. Continuously neutralize them with glad with febreze. New glad bags. Now with the irresistible scent of gain. Tonight, in Haddon Township, new jersey, a neighborhood comes together, to remember the life and mourn the death of the threeyear old boy. At the same time, police are in the middle of a full scale investigation. Who killed brendan creato, and why. It is to tuesday night, and the big story on action news tonight is the latest on a mysterious death of the little boy. Tonight, the probe seems to be focusing on the boys father. A action News Reporter dann cuellar is live in the Camden County Prosecutors Office. Dann, youve got the details. Reporter that is right, jim. Homicide up investigators from the Camden County Prosecutors Office have been questioning the threeyear olds father but so far no charges or arrest have been made in the case. Meanwhile as you say family, friend, neighbors were remembering the little boy tonight. Reporter about 100 neighbors
In Camden County as police work to determine how he died. And a small plane slams into homes in florida killing two people, what federal investigators just said about the crash. But the big news is the announcement that Philadelphia Police commissioner Charles Ramsey is stepping down, he announced hi plan to retire at the beginning of next year. David henry is live now at city hall with more on ramseys departing words and plans for the future. Reporter good afternoon, he came out of retirement to join the Nutter Administration and now as its mayors run winds down ramsey says its time for a secondary tirement. Im not ready to kick up my heels but it aint today, believe me. Charles ramsey was sworn in as Police Commissioner on january 7, 2008 and will retire in january of 2016. Mayor nutter gives ramsey credit for making a dent in the numbers. Compared to this time in 2007, the homicide total for the year is down 33 . During ramseys tenure, there was a Record Number of homicide shootings
Why. It is to tuesday night, and the big story on action news tonight is the latest on a mysterious death of the little boy. Tonight, the probe seems to be focusing on the boys father. A action News Reporter dann cuellar is live in the Camden County Prosecutors Office. Dann, youve got the details. Reporter that is right, jim. Homicide up investigators from the Camden County Prosecutors Office have been questioning the threeyear olds father but so far no charges or arrest have been made in the case. Meanwhile as you say family, friend, neighbors were remembering the little boy tonight. Reporter about 100 neighbors and friend gathered a along cooper street in Haddon Township many holding candles, praying and singing in memory of the threeyear old brendan creato. He loved pirates. He loved cats and dogs. He was going to be the hulk for halloween. He had his costume ready. He was a joy. Reporter hours earlier brendans lifeless body was found half mile from his fathers home in the wooded ar
Brian hublert thought that the autopsy would determine the cause of his death but it did not conclusively show the cause of death. Unanswered questions, makes us all sick to our stomachs, it seems impossible for a 3monthold to walk that far. Everybody wants answers because nobody wants to know that there is some crazy psychopath on the loose. Detectives returned to cooper river park today and also traced the path from coopers street to the park for clues, did brandon get out on his own, did someone harm him and dump his body in the park. I hope they find the person that did this, because that person deserves what he gets. I hope justice is found for this little boy and they find out what happened, and maybe his family can fine some peace. Reporter now, i saw d. J. At his parents home and he declined to comment, and his mother said despite what some people in town are saying, her son is innocent and had nothing to do with brendons death. Nora muchanic, channel 6 action news. Still a lot