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Two years ago today, self-appointed neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman shot and killed unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. While Zimmerman was eventually acquitted of all charges, Trayvon’s memory lives on in the hearts and minds of millions of people. Take a look back at the tragedy in photos: RELATED: Trayvon Martin’s Parents Stand By Jordan Davis’ […]

Ryan Smith is the host of HLN’s “Evening Express” and he is also a lawyer and legal commentator. He was live at the courthouse in Sanford, Florida when the verdict was given in the George Zimmerman trial. Zimmerman was found not guilty of killing unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. He spoke with the Steve Harvey […]

George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The verdict finally gives closure to a high-profile case that galvanized racial sentiment not seen since the O.J. Simpson murder trial happened two decades earlier. A six-person all-women jury in the Sanford, Florida trial deliberated on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. […]

Forensic tests made public show that George Zimmerman’s was the only DNA that could be identified on the handle of the gun used to kill 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The results rule out Martin’s DNA from being on the gun’s grip. Zimmerman’s DNA also was identified on the gun’s holster. Zimmerman is awaiting trial on a […]

Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman personally requested an interview with the legendary Barbara Walters, but Walters declined after Zimmerman made a ridiculous request. Walters was all set to interview Zimmerman until Zimmerman said he wanted Walters (or the folks at ABC) to pay for a month’s stay in hotels. “She went down there with every […]

George Zimmerman spoke with Fox News’ Sean Hannity for his first sit down interview since he killed unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman claims he killed Martin in self defense and has invoked Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law. In his interview with Hannity, Zimmerman reiterated his claim of self defense, saying Martin punched him first. […]

Via: Eurweb A woman with close ties to George Zimmerman and his family told investigators that members of Zimmerman’s family were boastfully proud racists and that for more than a decade Zimmerman sexually molested her, reports the Huffington Post. “It started when I was six,” the woman told investigators during an interview on the morning […]

Despite lying to the court, George Zimmerman was released from jail on Friday, one day after a Florida judge set a $1 million bond. Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr. found that Zimmerman’s deceit over cash holdings at his first bond hearing in April was not enough to hold him without bail, CNN reports. But Lester […]

The Florida judge overseeing the Trayvon Martin case has set a new bond for George Zimmerman at $1 million, reports CNN. It is not known if Zimmerman can post the bond and be released from jail, although only a percentage is needed to make bail and not the full amount. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree […]

A day after neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman fatally shot unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, there was a video recorded of him describing what happened the night he approached Martin and the alleged struggle between the two that followed. Zimmerman claims that Martin spotted his gun during their scuffle and tried to go for it, telling […]

Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman’s jail phone calls to his wife, Shellie Zimmerman have been released and they shine a light on just how sinister both the Zimmermans are. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder for killing unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. The most shocking part of the calls comes during the fourth call when Zimmerman […]