May 25, 2013

Zimmerman: Trayvon Circled My SUV While I Was Calling 911

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*George Zimmerman told investigators that while he was on the phone with a Sanford police dispatcher reporting Trayvon Martin as suspicious, the teenager was circling his vehicle on foot, a source familiar with the investigation told the Orlando Sentinel. The source said Zimmerman’s account of what happened that night has not changed  in his several [...]




NBC News Axes Producer for Editing Zimmerman’s 911 Call

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  *NBC News has fired the producer it determined was the most responsible for the airing of a selectively edited 911 call placed by George Zimmerman the night he killed Trayvon Martin. Sources at NBC who asked not to be identified confirmed a New York Times story saying that a Miami-based producer was fired Thursday, [...]




Lawyers: Zimmerman Said ‘Punks,’ not ‘Coons,’ Before Killing Trayvon

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*George Zimmerman told his lawyers that he whispered “punks,” not the racial slur “coons,” in the moments before he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, his attorneys told CNN on Thursday. Zimmerman attorneys Hal Ulrig and Craig Sonner told CNN their client told them that he said, “F—ing punks,” suggesting the crime was not racially motivated. [...]