Much has been made by the media and supporters of the Trayvon Martin family about the video taken of a handcuffed George Zimmerman as he arrived at the Sanford police station 35 minutes after he shot young Martin. The grainy video does not show any sign of wounds to his face or back of the head and no bloody clothing.
Benjamin Crump, the Martin family attorney, declared that the video proves that Zimmerman is a liar and that Trayvon Martin did not attack the neighborhood watch captain.
However, Ron Martinelli, founder of a California forensic consulting firm, said Zimmerman was probably cleaned up when he was treated by paramedics at the scene and in many cases there is no significant visual evidence of an injury.
“It really depends on how did the head strike the concrete? Did he get hit straight on in the face? Did he get hit with a fist or a backhand?” Martinelli said. “The video proves absolutely nothing.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ron Martinelli is a retired San Jose police investigator and Criminal Justice Training Center director. The holder of a Ph.D. in Criminology, Dr. Martinelli is a nationally recognized forensic criminologist specializing in police and corrections practices.
As for his comments on the Zimmerman custody video, it is important to note that Martinelli does not have an axe to grind in the Trayvon Martin controversy.
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