"Trayvon Martin grabbed his killerâs gun just moments before he died and uttered a profanity-laced threat. In a desperate life-or-death struggle, George Zimmerman clutched Trayvonâs wrist, broke his grip on the semi-automatic firearm and shot him once in the chest.
That account appears in a new book written by Zimmermanâs best friend and confidante
Thereâs just one problem: Zimmerman never said that to the police.
Now the book, Defending Our Friend: The Most Hated Man in America, and author Mark Ostermanâs two television interviews have landed on the prosecution evidence list, as more versions of Zimmermanâs story emerge. A man who wrote a book calling Zimmerman âthe kindest and most sincereâ person will wind up in court â for the prosecution, experts agree.
âIt was emotionally draining for George as he relived that awful moment when he managed to control the gun, then fired out of fear for his life,â Osterman wrote.
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Afraid for the Zimmermansâ safety, Osterman took the couple in from the very first night of the shooting. His 172-page book describes how Zimmerman told the story of the killing over and over again until he was physically drained. When he told it to police, Osterman said, Zimmerman threw up.
But Ostermanâs account is a sharp deviation from the versions Zimmerman gave, which experts say will undoubtedly be used to try to impeach the defendantâs credibility and cast doubt on his claim of self-defense if each telling changed or was embellished.
âI desperately got both of my hands around the guyâs one wrist and took his hand off my mouth long enough for me to shout again for help,â Osterman quotes Zimmerman as saying.
âFor a brief moment I had control of the wrist, but I knew when he felt the sidearm at my waist with his leg. He took his hand that was covering my nose and went for the gun, saying, âYouâre gonna die now, motherf-----.â Somehow, I broke his grip on the gun where the guy grabbed it between the rear sight and the hammer. I got the gun in my hand, raised it toward the guyâs chest and pulled the trigger.â
DNA reports released Wednesday showed there was no DNA from Trayvon on the gun.
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"Somehow, I broke his grip on the gun where the guy grabbed it between the rear sight and the hammer. I got the gun in my hand, raised it toward the guyâs chest and pulled the trigger.â
DNA reports released Wednesday showed there was no DNA from Trayvon on the gun.