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yardwork

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98. The witness saw somebody get up off the body. Since Martin is dead, the person who got up
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 02:20 PM
Mar 2012

has to be Zimmerman.

the wittness doesn't speak very well. I guess he was nervous. Auntie Bush Mar 2012 #1
Could the witness have been a child? JDPriestly Mar 2012 #79
Witness Did Not Want To Be Identified Allymax Mar 2012 #86
cowardly bastard shot that boy in the back magical thyme Mar 2012 #2
I thought he was shot in the chest. ? Has that been made public? nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #7
the quote is near the beginning of the article (sorry, mistakenly put end earlier) magical thyme Mar 2012 #11
The funeral co. spokesman said a chest wound HereSince1628 Mar 2012 #23
I don't know. But it was a powerful gun...a 9 mm maybe? nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #26
seems like it could have magical thyme Mar 2012 #46
The coroner said he did not see an exit wound flamingdem Mar 2012 #49
We have not seen the coroner's report, unless it was released today and I missed it. yardwork Mar 2012 #95
and funeral spokesman said he didn't know if chest wound was entrance or exit magical thyme Mar 2012 #28
funeral director said only one wound, and on the chest grasswire Mar 2012 #33
"He also could not determine the bullet’s entry or exit point." magical thyme Mar 2012 #45
he said he couldn't tell because of the autopsy. robinlynne Mar 2012 #68
The entrance wound is smaller than the exit wound. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #80
9mm full metal jackets at that range would likely go through if no bone was hit. geckosfeet Mar 2012 #51
correct me...but didn't he also say that he couldn't determine if entry or exit wound? Dan Mar 2012 #55
If Trayvon Was Shot in Chest, How Did He Wind Up Face DOWN on Grass? Allymax Mar 2012 #85
Perhaps they'll explain it like the "magic bullet" of JFK KansDem Mar 2012 #87
Trayvon's Family Needs Their Own Forensic Pathologist Allymax Mar 2012 #88
Confirms what we knew all along. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #3
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2012 #4
Probably one of the police officers responding to the 911 calls. yardwork Mar 2012 #9
If you listen to the 911 calls, the flashlights were well after the shooting. robinlynne Mar 2012 #69
The 911 callers we've heard so far saw the flashlights later, but that doesn't mean yardwork Mar 2012 #94
Listen to the calls. Each caller reports the same thing. Time passes. minutes. then they see a flash robinlynne Mar 2012 #100
He was the "one-armed man" n/t. Ken Burch Mar 2012 #21
This means nothing! SteveABG Mar 2012 #5
LOL. Lots of truth in that. Hoyt Mar 2012 #6
Not a new law. Been around since at least 1865 as far as I know. TrollBuster9090 Mar 2012 #18
Lying face down? shawn703 Mar 2012 #8
The police took the body away that night and didn't release it to his family until post autopsy. yardwork Mar 2012 #10
Yeah SteveABG Mar 2012 #16
At that close range, couldn't the bullet have gone all the way through? pnwmom Mar 2012 #19
possible SteveABG Mar 2012 #22
I may not have been clear. The funeral director implied that there were wounds on the front and back yardwork Mar 2012 #31
OK SteveABG Mar 2012 #35
Here's a link and bit from the article. uppityperson Mar 2012 #37
That doesn't seem to make sense to me... SteveABG Mar 2012 #39
Have you ever seen an autopsy? I have and it isn't pretty. After a shooting like this it would be uppityperson Mar 2012 #40
Gotcha SteveABG Mar 2012 #41
Some funeral directors/morticians can tell more than others, but their training and focus is uppityperson Mar 2012 #44
because the body was cut in autopsy, so he couldn't tell what kind of wound it was. robinlynne Mar 2012 #71
Right, that's how I interpreted what he said, too. He would have known the direction pnwmom Mar 2012 #66
Exactly. It's logic. yardwork Mar 2012 #96
the funeral director said the autopsy was right on top of the wound, so he couldn't tell. robinlynne Mar 2012 #70
It's quite possible NutmegYankee Mar 2012 #56
Depends on the type of bullet use. geckosfeet Mar 2012 #57
Exit wounds are larger than entry points. Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #27
I know. The funeral director is not an expert on this, and the autopsy causes a lot of damage. yardwork Mar 2012 #29
exits wounds are typically larger than entry wounds.. frylock Mar 2012 #52
the autopsy should have determined which wound was entrance and which exit magical thyme Mar 2012 #14
It should be fairly obvious from the entry/exit wounds whether Trayvon was TrollBuster9090 Mar 2012 #15
They just need the clothes he wore to look for gun powder. Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #25
Who examines the clothes for residue? Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #34
Looks to me like the cops would've stuffed him in a dumpster if they thought RKP5637 Mar 2012 #38
The coroner does. I had an uncle who was a coroner in (big city). He was rather odd, had interesting uppityperson Mar 2012 #42
The autopsy would have that information. It has not been released. yardwork Mar 2012 #32
the funeral director said chest wound, and no exit n/t grasswire Mar 2012 #43
"He also could not determine the bullet’s entry or exit point." magical thyme Mar 2012 #47
That's not correct, unless you have seen a different news report than I have seen. yardwork Mar 2012 #97
We do know Trayvon was face down when the police arrived. (At least the police report says so.) robinlynne Mar 2012 #72
"On the ground facing down." aquart Mar 2012 #12
The sob shot him in the back? OMG. nt BootinUp Mar 2012 #13
The description was very confusing. I hope this person has put this into a clearer deposition pnwmom Mar 2012 #17
This "witness" basically didn't see anything, and this headlines is way over-hyped nt. naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #82
I thought the dead body confirmed Trayvon was the victim n/t MrBig Mar 2012 #20
the killer's father is claiming Trayvon attacked Zimmerman, making Zimmerman the victim magical thyme Mar 2012 #30
If Trayvon were shot in the back Oneka Mar 2012 #60
yeah, I did a little research magical thyme Mar 2012 #64
a chest wound Oneka Mar 2012 #65
I'm on dialup, so didn't see the video magical thyme Mar 2012 #76
It boils down to the gun powder residue. Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #24
My gut feeling, for whatever that's worth (not much, I know), drm604 Mar 2012 #36
K&R n/t myrna minx Mar 2012 #48
I'm wondering, where's the coroner? sakabatou Mar 2012 #50
good question. robinlynne Mar 2012 #73
We've heard from so many others, but not him. Why? sakabatou Mar 2012 #77
maybe he/she has ethics. or the opposite. robinlynne Mar 2012 #89
And after the debacle with the police Politicalboi Mar 2012 #53
This confirms that Martin was the victim? I don't see how. Vattel Mar 2012 #54
There was a fight, a gun shot or two, and Trayvon Martin was dead. Vattel Mar 2012 #59
Any decent defense lawyer Oneka Mar 2012 #63
The witness saw somebody get up off the body. Since Martin is dead, the person who got up yardwork Mar 2012 #98
The witness did not say that he saw somebody get up off the body. Vattel Mar 2012 #102
Zimmerman's story is that Trayvon was on top of hi beating him. the witness saw Trayvon under him be robinlynne Mar 2012 #74
What we need to know sixtiessman Mar 2012 #58
The best current means of Oneka Mar 2012 #62
Thanks. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #81
Knowing the way the local Racists have embraced this cause DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #61
You can tell who the witness is, from listening to the 911 calls on robinlynne Mar 2012 #75
The police report also describes Trayvon dead on the ground face down wiht his hands under his body. robinlynne Mar 2012 #67
That would indicate he fell forward, wouldn't it? sakabatou Mar 2012 #78
If he was on top of Zimmerman, he would fall on top of Zimmerman. There would be blood on Zimmerman. robinlynne Mar 2012 #90
"If he was on top of Zimmerman, he would fall on top of Zimmerman." sakabatou Mar 2012 #91
definitely not. if you are on your back, and someone on top of you attacking you, and you shoot robinlynne Mar 2012 #92
Why the shouting AtopTheRacismNow Mar 2012 #83
maybe becuase it is a really big deal. robinlynne Mar 2012 #93
Welcome to DU Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #99
Hey Redding News: of course Trayvon was the VICTIM KurtNYC Mar 2012 #84
I'm confused ... Myrina Mar 2012 #101
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