I have been piecing together a timeline and the relevant locations for that night. I plan to put up a more detailed version, probably in a vanity, and including sources later, but here is some food for thought - and I’d be interested in any thoughts (or corrections) on this:
Zimmerman first saw Martin near the clubhouse, which is about a 3-4 minute walk from the house where Martin was staying. Zimmerman’s call lasted more than 4 minutes - more than enough time for Martin to have gotten home at a normal walk.
The shooting occurred no more than 3 and a half minutes after Zimmerman hung up the phone, and possibly as long as 7 minutes after he first saw Martin. In that time, Martin could have walked home twice, and run there three or four times.
Yet the shooting occurred 200-250 feet from where Zimmerman parked while on the phone with police - maybe a 45 second walk.
Obviously, we still do not know exactly what happened. Zimmerman may have committed a crime. Obviously, we know he left his car and walked some distance.
But when I try to come up with the simplest explanation for these times and locations it just doesn’t add up to Martin being “chased” for seven minutes, or even three, while trying to get home.
And that is what’s bothering me right now. How about you?
Take a look at where the local 7-11 is versus where the clubhouse is. The only one I found was about half a mile away in the other direction.