Posted on 06/07/2014 2:02:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A year ago Tuesday the first of several hundred Seminole County residents were summoned to the Sanford courthouse for jury selection.
A half-dozen of them ultimately would decide whether former Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman was a murderer or someone who killed an unarmed black 17-year-old in self-defense.
Five weeks later, on July 13, the all-woman jury acquitted Zimmerman of second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin.
The trial was a top news story across the nation, making household names of attorneys, witnesses and other key players.
What has become of George Zimmerman and other key figures in the case since the trial?
Some have gone on to bigger things. Some have struggled. Others went back to their day-to-day lives.
George Zimmerman
Life after the acquittal has been turbulent for Zimmerman, who's now 30. He moves among the homes of people who let him sleep on the couch, said his brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr. He's jobless and has been arrested once, accused of threatening his girlfriend with a gun, and put in handcuffs another time, accused of punching his father-in-law.
In both cases, authorities filed no criminal charges.
He left his wife, Shellie, a month after the trial and is in the midst of a divorce. He owes defense attorneys Mark O'Mara and Don West $2.5 million. He has sold paintings on eBay and toyed with but rejected the idea of taking part in a pay-per-view boxing match with rap artist DMX.
In a Spanish-language interview in February, Zimmerman told Univision that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder....
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
Do those red and black cords mean anything? Like maybe some gang affiliation?
Graduated from high school, but according to an article I read about her earlier this week, one of her mentors claims she only reads at a fourth grade level. Worthless diploma, but I imagine affirmative action will guarantee she gets into college. It will be interesting to see how far she gets.
the cords and medallion indicate honors if some such, I think.
Let it die!
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