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Jury Hears Zimmerman Interrogation Tape

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Alleged Trayvon said: “You are going to die tonight.”

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A tape of George Zimmerman’s police interrogation hours after he shot Trayvon Martin was played for jurors in court Tuesday. In the recorded interview with Florida police investigator Doris Singleton, Zimmerman said the events of February 26, 2012, started when he saw Martin walking in the rain and called police before there was a confrontation. Zimmerman claims Martin pounded his head into the pavement and told him, “You are going to die tonight,” at which point he shot the teen. Earlier an FBI voice analysis expert took the stand and said it was impossible to determine who was screaming in the 911 audio tapes.

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