Elmer Nah Murder Trial Update: Video Evidence “Distorted”?

Former police officer Elmer Nah was indicted on September 26 for the triple murder of Jon, David, and Vivian Ramnarace. The trio was targeted while they were at home in Belmopan on December 31, 2022. 

Investigators believe Nah was the gunman captured on the victims’ home surveillance camera during the incident. 

Nah’s attorney, Godfrey Smith, claims that the evidence video may have been tampered with. According to attorney Smith, the services of a U.S. forensics firm indicated the same. He said, “What they have come back to say is that look, the CD that you have may have been distorted. You need to get the video from the original recording source if there is to be a chance of seeing the face of the shooter.” 

In April of this year, Police Commissioner Chester Williams told reporters that some enhancements had been made to the video. He said, “We have solicited the assistance of the U.S. Embassy, and we had sent that video footage abroad, and to some extent it was enhanced. Not as good as we wanted to, but the experts in the U.S. did do what they could do with it for us.”

Nah maintains his innocence.