RSSGeorge Zimmerman Murder Trial … Opening Statements Set to Begin Monday Morning in the Trayvon Martin Murder Case (WATCH LIVE STREAM Links) (Update: Prosecutors Opening Statement … “Good morning. ‘F*****g punks, these a******s all get away.”
The wait is finally over, the murder trial of George Zimmerman begins today in Sanford, Florida …
Opening arguments begin this morning in the second degree murder case against George Zimmerman, neighborhood watch volunteer, in the death of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman’s defense attorneys are claiming self-defense while the State prosecutors are claiming second degree murder. As stated at CBS News, in order to prove second-degree murder, prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Martin’s death was caused by Zimmerman’s alleged criminal action, and that the killing was committed with ill-will or spite and showed an indifference to human life. Six female jurors and alternates are about to begin their life in sequestration as they determine the guilt or innocence of George Zimmerman.
Opening statements are scheduled to start today in the case of George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer accused of murder in the shooting death of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin last year.
The high-profile, racially-charged case has drawn the national and international spotlight, and for six jurors and four alternates chosen Thursday, sequestration began this weekend. The jurors will be allowed limited contact with friends, family, and the outside world. However, they will have monitored entertainment and won’t be exposed to media reports on the case for the duration of the trial.
Central to the case will be who started the deadly altercation the night of Feb. 26, 2012, whether George Zimmerman was acting in self-defense and whether his shooting of Martin was justifiable under Florida law.
The trial is presently underway. Hopefully this case will be about the law and not about the pre-trail racism that was interjected by the liberal MSM.
WATCH THE GEORGE ZIMMERMAN TRAIL HERE AT THE ORLANDO SENTINEL.
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UPDATE I: Openings statements, “Good morning. ‘F*****g punks, these a******s all get away” and a knock, knock joke.
I guess we were correct the other day after the jury was finally picked when we said of the George Zimmerman case, let the games begin.
prosecuting attorney greeted the jury in the George Zimmerman trial Monday with a quote full of expletives, while his adversary decided it was appropriate to tell jurors a knock-knock joke.
And that was just the beginning of opening statements in Zimmerman’s long-anticipated murder trial.
In a case that has ignited national debate about gun laws and race relations, Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, is accused of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February 2012 in Sanford, Florida.
Prosecutor John Guy’s first words to the six-woman jury may have raised a few eyebrows.
Good morning. ‘F*****g punks, these a******s all get away,’” Guy quoted Zimmerman. “These were the words in this grown man’s mouth as he followed this boy that he didn’t know. Those were his words, not mine.”
Daily Commentary – Monday, June 24, 2013 – Edward Snowden NSA Leaker, is he a Patriot or “Puke”?
- NSA leaker Edward Snowden seeking asylum in Ecuador
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Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela Reported in Critical Condition
As reported at CNN, former South African President Nelson Mandela is in critical condition. The 94 year old Mandela has been in intensive care for more than two weeks. He was hospitalized on June 8 for what the government.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is now in critical condition, officials said.
Mandela’s condition worsened in the past 24 hours, the South African president’s office said, citing Mandela’s medical team.
He has been hospitalized in Pretoria since June 8 for a recurring lung infection. Previously, authorities had described his condition as serious but stable.
“The doctors are doing everything possible to get his condition to improve and are ensuring that Madiba is well-looked after and is comfortable. He is in good hands,” President Jacob Zuma said in a written statement, referring to Mandela’s tribal name.
49 Year Old Teresa Lentz Missing Since 6/19/13 in Frederick County, MD (Update: Found Alive in Spotsylvania County, VA)
49 year old Teresa Lentz has been missing since Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Frederick County, Maryland. Teresa Lentz was last seen by family members about noon Wednesday as she left her Bartonsville Road home to run errands in Frederick. Her husband last spoke to her by phone about 1:30 pm. According to reports, Lentz went missing after she made a deposit at a local ATM. The daughter found Lentz’s blue Ford Expedition parked near the railroad tracks along Reel’s Mill Road at about 9:45 pm. The location where the vehicle was found is on a route Lentz was known to take into Frederick. Lentz’s keys and her cellphone were in the SUV when it was found. According to police, the car was not damaged and was in good running condition and was not out of gas. Police believe that Teresa Lentz went missing under “suspicious circumstances”.
Authorities say that when Lentz’s daughter went out to try and find her mother, she discovered her 2005 Ford Expedition parked several miles away on Reels Mill Road at about 9:45 p.m. Lentz’s cell phone and keys were inside the SUV, but the woman was nowhere to be found.
Detectives told the Frederick News-Post that they’ve received several tips from people who they say saw Lentz and that they consider her disappearance suspicious.
Relatives tell Frederick County Sheriff’s officials that they don’t believe Teresa would leave the area without telling anyone. She’s described as a 5-foot-6-inch woman, weighing 165 pounds with brown, shoulder length hair, hazel eyes and glasses.
Missing Mom … Teresa Lynn Coie Lentz
Authorities searching for missing Frederick woman Teresa Lentz.
Deputies assisted by the Maryland State Police have been investigating and searching the area. The Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police K-9s were used in the search along with the Maryland State Police’s Search Management Team and Aviation. The search continued throughout the night, but Lentz has not yet been located.
Family members have no reason to believe that Lentz would leave the area without making them aware.
UPDATE I: Families Plea for find Teresa Lentz.
Her daughter, Shawna Lentz, addressed the media Friday at the Frederick County Law Enforcement Center, joined at the lectern by her father and brother. Shawna Lentz issued a plea for help in the search for her mother.
“We are working closely with the sheriff’s department to give them any information that we have,” she said. “We’re asking the community around Frederick to give us any information that they possibly have and report that to the sheriff’s department immediately.”
“We miss you terribly,” she said. “We are so overwhelmed with what’s happening. Our friends and family and all of the Frederick community have wrapped their arms around our family. They’re praying for us and they’re praying for you and your safe return. We love you so much, and all we want you home is safe.”
UPDATE II: Missing Frederick County woman, Teresa Lentz, found alive in Spotsylvania County, VA.
Teresa Lentz has been found alive in Spotsylvania County, Va. Tuesday night. Lentz is in the custody of police protection and Frederick County. It is currently unknown how she disappeared.
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office say Teresa Lentz, the woman who has been missing since last Wednesday, has been found alive Tuesday night in Spotsylvania County, Va.
Lentz is in the custody of police protection and Frederick County investigators are headed to her location.
59 Year Old Carol Reiff Missing Since 6/21/13 in Blackwood, N.J (Update: Body of a Woman Found Monday Morning near Lakeview Apartments)
59 year old Carol Reiff has been missing since Friday, June 21, 2013 from her home at the Lakeview Apartments located at 590 Lower Landing Road in Blackwood, NJ. Reiff is described as a white female, 5 feet in height, and weighs 95 pounds with blue eyes and red hair. According to family members, Reiff was supposed to visit other family members in Manahawkin, NJ; however she never arrived and her car was found in front of her apartment. Reiff has not been heard from since Thursday evening.
Carol Reiff – Missing
Family members say they last heard from Reiff Thursday evening after she told them she had plans to travel to Manahawkin, N.J. to visit other family members.
But investigators say she never arrived and family members have not heard from her since.
Police say Reiff’s car was found in front of her apartment home.
Gloucester Township Police statement:
Gloucester Township Police Requesting The Public’s Assistance In Locating A Missing Adult Female-
The Gloucester Township Police Department is requesting assistance in locating a missing adult female. Carol Reiff, age 59 of the Lakeview Apartments is reported to be missing under unknown circumstances from her residence. Carol Reiff last spoke to family members on the evening of Thursday, June 20 via telephone. Carol Reiff had plans to travel to Manahawkin, NJ to visit with family on Friday, June 21, 2013, but never she never arrived and the family has not heard from her. Her vehicle was found to be on location in front of her residence.
Reiff is described as a white female, 5 feet in height, and weighs 95 pounds with blue eyes and red hair. At this time, it is not known what clothes she was wearing at the time of her disappearance.
If you see Carol Reiff please contact 911 and report it to your local police. Anyone who has knowledge of Carol Reiff’s whereabouts are asked to contact the Gloucester Township Police at 856-228-4500
UPDATE I: Police found the body of a woman Monday morning near Lakeview Apartments believed to be that of missing Carol Reiff.
Police found the body of a woman Monday morning near Lakeview Apartments while searching for a woman who went missing from that area.
The body was discovered by the Gloucester Township Police and a State Police K-9 unit around 11:45 a.m.
The prosecutor’s office did not confirm if the body was that of Carol Reiff, 59, who lived in the apartments and was reported missing. They did, however, confirm that an autopsy will be conducted on Tuesday, in order to find out the identity and cause of death.
