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FBI records: agents found no evidence that Zimmerman was racist (One Year Ago)
McClatchy ^ | July 12, 2012 | Frances Robles and Scott Hiaason

Posted on 07/14/2013 5:24:53 PM PDT by Hoodat

After interviewing nearly three dozen people in the George Zimmerman murder case, the FBI found no evidence that racial bias was a motivating factor in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, records released Thursday show.

Even the lead detective in the case, Sanford Det. Chris Serino, told agents that he thought Zimmerman profiled Trayvon because of his attire and the circumstances — but not his race.

Serino saw Zimmerman as “having little hero complex, but not as a racist.”

The Duval County State Attorney released another collection of evidence in the Zimmerman murder case Thursday, including reports from FBI agents who investigated whether any racial bias was involved in Trayvon’s Feb. 26 killing.

The evidence includes bank surveillance videos from the day of the killing, crime scene photos and memos from prosecutors.

Among the documents is a note from the prosecutor who said one of the witnesses said her son, a minor, had felt pressured by investigators to say the injured man he saw was wearing a red top. The boy’s testimony had been considered key, because it backed up Zimmerman’s allegation that he — wearing red — was being pummeled.

Federal agents interviewed Zimmerman’s neighbors and co-workers, but none said Zimmerman had expressed racial animus at any time prior to the Feb. 26 shooting of Martin . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at mcclatchydc.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blackkk; fbizimmerman; florida; georgezimmerman; martin; trayvonmartin; zimmerman; zimmermanverdict
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To: Hoodat

Since they describe zimmerman as white and hispanic.. are they going to start calling the President as both black and white?


21 posted on 07/15/2013 6:57:59 AM PDT by Almondjoy
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