Trayvon Martin #4

What happened the night of February 26th on that street in the gated community of Sanford, FL gets murkier and murkier.

We had the 911 recordings, which have dialogue between Zimmerman and the operator about a suspicious young man in a hoodie;  Zimmerman is told not to follow him but to wait for the police.   Then we had the story of Trayvon's girl friend, who was on the phone with him as the attack happened.  Phone company records confirm the connection between the two phones at that time up until 5 minutes before police arrived.   From her account, Trayvon was definitely not the aggressor but was worried about the man following him and trying to get away from him.

Now we have the testimony of Zimmerman's friend and his father with the story from Zimmerman that he was following Trayvon but lost sight of him.  As he was going to get back in his truck, Trayvon jumped him from behind and was beating him.  The father says he suffered a broken nose and that Trayvon was pounding Zimmerman's head against the pavement and threatening to kill him.   It was only then that he shot him to protect himself from being killed.

But there's a wrinkle here.     The police photos of Zimmerman being escorted into the police station in handcuffs show no evidence of cuts or bruises.  The photos are said to be clear and his face and head are visible.  And there is no visible blood on his clothing.

Further, the funeral director who handled Trayvon's funeral says there were no cuts or scratches on his hands that indicated he had been doing what Zimmerman claims.

That's the info available in the media as of now.   The arresting police report will be crucial here.  Did Zimmerman give the same story at that time?    Did they see evidence of a broken nose or cuts or bruises on his face and head?

Stay tuned.

Ralph