Rachel Jeantel, 19, the last person to speak with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, 5 minutes before he was fatally shot by George Zimmerman 29, took the…
The George Zimmerman Trial has started in Florida and it looks to be a highly emotional and explosive trial. The jury selected for the George Zimmerman (pictured) trial is an all-female jury. The…
A neighborhood watch captain accused of killing an unarmed teen goes on trial Monday, in a case that sparked fresh debate about race relations and gun laws. George Zimmerman is accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Martin was black, and Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic. Zimmerman […]
George Zimmerman‘s lead attorney will be walking a fine line as he tries to convince jurors that his client didn’t murder Trayvon Martin: He needs to show why Zimmerman felt threatened by the African-American teenager while avoiding the appearance that either he or his client is racist. Because there is no dispute that Zimmerman shot […]
The father of Trayvon Martin, the teenager shot dead by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in a case that sparked nationwide protests over racial profiling and police inaction, said Saturday the family is bracing for a “rough road” as Zimmerman’s trial nears. “We’re going to have to sit through all the negativity,” Tracy Martin […]
Trayvon Martin‘s parents have settled a wrongful death claim for an amount believed to be more than $1 million against the homeowners association of the Sanford subdivision where their teenage son was killed. Their attorney, Benjamin Crump, filed that paperwork at the Seminole County Courthouse, a portion of which was made public today. In […]
Trayvon Martin would have turned 18 today His Feb. 26 shooting sparked protests last year. Trayvon Martin would have celebrated his 18th birthday Tuesday. It’s the first of two difficult dates for the teenager’s parents in February. The second comes Feb. 26, the one-year anniversary of Trayvon’s fatal encounter with George Zimmerman, which sparked outcry […]
The defense for Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, is still building that self-defense case.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Forensic tests made public Wednesday show that George Zimmerman‘s was the only DNA that could be identified on the grip of the…
The judge overseeing the Trayvon Martin case in Florida set bond for George Zimmerman at $1 million Thursday, after hearing arguments last week that Zimmerman and his wife tried to conceal donations for his case. It was unclear how quickly Zimmerman could post the bond and be released from jail. Defense attorney Mark O’Mara argued […]
Contributions to George Zimmerman have ballooned to a whopping $1,000 per day since his $150,000 bond was revoked for lying to Judge Kenneth Lester about…
A Florida judge revoked bond Friday for George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin. Seminole County Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. ordered Zimmerman to surrender to the county sheriff within 48 hours. Lester accused Zimmerman of having misrepresented how much money he had when his bond was […]
