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I posted it earlier.Do you have a link to that....he certainly didn't mention it to the person he spoke to during his non911 call.Not particularly.
There is now leaked information that Zimmerman in his after action statements said ((LINK):
1. Martin circled the truck three times,2. That Martin was attempting to get Zimmerman's gun,Interesting because Zimmerman while on the phone and being recorded never made such a discription to the dispatcher.3. Zimmerman claims Martin had his hands over his mouth.Interesting because one has to wonder where was Zimmerman's gun? Did he GZ pull his gun early? Was it in a belt holster at the hip (and if so was GZ's jacket zipped or open making it visible)? Was it in a belt holster at the small of the back (meaning it was probably been hidden from Martin's view until GZ attempted to pull it)?...Some may think this is proof that Zimmerman couldn't have been calling for help. Personally, IMHO, that isn't necessarily true. Fights are not a static moment in time, they flow so that different things can occur at different times.
1. Zimmerman, according to the statement he gave to the police that night, did say TM circled his vehicle. There was no three times though.
2. The police report notes he carried the gun in a holster in the front.
3. Z stated TM had both of his hands on Z's mouth and nose, and it was at that time TM was also trying to grab his gun, he was then able to scoot away and shoot.
Two things:
I have heard that 911 tape of screams at least 50 times now. The cries at the end (and a good portion through) are of the same person, to my ears, and AT the end, supposedly immediately after said suffocating, was not a muffled cry. That was full-throated.
Also, how many hands does it take to cover both hands over mouth and nose, *while* slamming a head into concrete, *while* trying to grab for a gun?
Answer: more than two.
It was not transcribed anywhere, because this is a portion in the CNN transcription where they broke away to commercial.
I transcribed it myself.
DE LA RIONDA: Did he, Mr. Zimmerman, the defendant, at one point claim to the police that he was scared because Mr. Martin started circling his car?
GILBREATH: Yes.
DE LA RIONDA: According to Mr. Zimmerman he was so scared he still got out of the car and chased Mr. Martin? Correct?
GILBREATH: He went after him,Yes.
DE LA RIONDA: And isn't it true, based on the evidence, Mr. Zimmerman had two flashlights with him?
GILBREATH: Yes.
<snip /tactical flashlight description>
DE LA RIONDA: Mr. Zimmerman never claimed that he chased - in terms of 'ran after' - Mr. Martin, is that correct?
GILBREATH: No.
DE LA RIONDA: But you still have, is it not true, a witness who describes someone chasing another person from the area where they ended up... in other words, from where, near where Mr. Martin lived to the area where the murder happened?
GILBREATH: Yes.
... ...
O'MARA; You had mentioned, the prosecutor had questioned you about Mr. Zimmerman saying that he was having his head hit on the back, correct?
GILBREATH:Yes.
O'MARA; I thought you said the evidence was inconsistent with that?
GILBREATH: No, I don't believe that was his question.
O'MARA; Oh, then let me ask you. Is the evidence inconstant with the suggestion by Mr. Zimmerman that he was his having his head hit or bashed on the ground?
GILBREATH: His injuries are consistent with trauma to the back of his head, yes.
O'MARA;Ok. What are those injuries?
GILBREATH: There's two lacerations to the back of his head
O'MARA; OK. Did you identify what caused those lacerations?
GILBREATH: No.
O'MARA: Could it have been having his head bashed on the ground as he testified to?
GILBREATH: He suggested, I don't know about testified to, he mentioned that his head was being physically bashed against the concrete sidewalk, and that he...this was just prior to him firing the shot, and that he managed to scoot away from the concrete sidewalk, and that is at that point is when the shooting subsequently followed. That is not consistent with the evidence we found."
From the video testimony here: George Zimmerman bond hearing :: WRAL.com - Starts at about 1:45 (this portion)GILBREATH: Yes.
DE LA RIONDA: According to Mr. Zimmerman he was so scared he still got out of the car and chased Mr. Martin? Correct?
GILBREATH: He went after him,Yes.
DE LA RIONDA: And isn't it true, based on the evidence, Mr. Zimmerman had two flashlights with him?
GILBREATH: Yes.
<snip /tactical flashlight description>
DE LA RIONDA: Mr. Zimmerman never claimed that he chased - in terms of 'ran after' - Mr. Martin, is that correct?
GILBREATH: No.
DE LA RIONDA: But you still have, is it not true, a witness who describes someone chasing another person from the area where they ended up... in other words, from where, near where Mr. Martin lived to the area where the murder happened?
GILBREATH: Yes.
... ...
O'MARA; You had mentioned, the prosecutor had questioned you about Mr. Zimmerman saying that he was having his head hit on the back, correct?
GILBREATH:Yes.
O'MARA; I thought you said the evidence was inconsistent with that?
GILBREATH: No, I don't believe that was his question.
O'MARA; Oh, then let me ask you. Is the evidence inconstant with the suggestion by Mr. Zimmerman that he was his having his head hit or bashed on the ground?
GILBREATH: His injuries are consistent with trauma to the back of his head, yes.
O'MARA;Ok. What are those injuries?
GILBREATH: There's two lacerations to the back of his head
O'MARA; OK. Did you identify what caused those lacerations?
GILBREATH: No.
O'MARA: Could it have been having his head bashed on the ground as he testified to?
GILBREATH: He suggested, I don't know about testified to, he mentioned that his head was being physically bashed against the concrete sidewalk, and that he...this was just prior to him firing the shot, and that he managed to scoot away from the concrete sidewalk, and that is at that point is when the shooting subsequently followed. That is not consistent with the evidence we found."
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