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Zimmerman’s Judge Blocks 911 Voice Analysis Testimony

The screams are clearly coming from a distraught male, whose repeated cries for help end abruptly with a gunshot. What is not clear from a recording of a 911 call, however, is the identity of the screamer: George Zimmerman, the volunteer community watchman, or Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old he killed that night.

While jurors in Mr. Zimmerman’s second-degree-murder trial, in which opening statements are scheduled for Monday, may get to hear the recording in court, they will not hear the opinions of two audio experts for the prosecution about who the screamer is, or is not. One concluded that the voice was not Mr. Zimmerman’s; the other said it was very likely Mr. Martin’s.

In an order released on Saturday, the judge in the case, Debra S. Nelson, excluded their testimony. She said the science supporting the experts’ analyses “is not as widely accepted at this time” as the more established methods relied on by defense witnesses who said it was impossible to conclude whose voice it was.

A neighbor made the 911 call on Feb. 26, 2012, during the fatal encounter between Mr. Zimmerman, who is Hispanic, and Mr. Martin, who was black and was returning to a home where he was staying after buying snacks. Citing Mr. Zimmerman’s claims of self-defense, the police did not arrest him for six weeks, setting off protests nationwide.

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Voice Analysis Say Person Screaming for Help On 911 Tape Is Not Zimmerman

While the Sandford police continues their fumble allowing George Zimmerman to walk as a free man, the case against the murderer of Trayvon Martin continue in the public forum. Today, the Orlando Sentinel introduced us to two independent voice analysis, both saying that George Zimmerman was not the voice heard on the 911 tapes asking for help.

Zimmerman and his supporters have maintained that Trayvon was the attacker and George was justified in pulling the trigger, ultimately taking Trayvon’s life. They also claim that the voice heard on various 911 tapes screaming for help is that of George Zimmerman.

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