Juror says Zimmerman ‘got away with murder’

Published 5:00 am Friday, July 26, 2013

MIAMI — A juror who said she initially wanted to convict George Zimmerman told ABC News on Thursday that he “got away with murder” in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager.

But faced with Florida’s self-defense laws, the juror, the second one on the six-member panel to speak out, said she felt compelled to acquit Zimmerman, 29, a volunteer neighborhood watch coordinator.

“George Zimmerman got away with murder,” said the juror, who allowed ABC to show her face and use her first name, Maddy. “But you can’t get away from God. And, at the end of the day, he’s going to have a lot of questions and answers he has to deal with. The law couldn’t prove it but, you know, you know, the world goes in circles.” Freeing Zimmerman had been heartbreaking for her, she said, adding that she owed the Martin family an apology.

“It’s hard for me to sleep, it’s hard for me to eat, because I feel I was forcibly included in Trayvon Martin’s death,” the juror said.

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