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John Vodrey and Abby Brindza, Staff Reporters
September 28, 2012
Tests released Sept. 19 revealed that only DNA belonging to George Zimmerman was found on the gun used to kill 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Florida State Attorney Angela Corey, special prosecutor in the investigation, released the report with DNA testing done by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement... Read more »
Kathleen Kalafatis, Cover Story Editor
May 21, 2012
The investigative report was released on May 18 highlighting new evidence regarding the high-profile Trayvon Martin shooting case. George Zimmerman, the self-declared watch dog, had a newsletter in which he asks for his readers “Please keep your eyes open…If you see anything suspicious or... Read more »
Allie Harris, Campus and City Editor
April 25, 2012
It took a former Shakerite editor to contact the most sought-after man in America. It seems everyone was talking about George Zimmerman, but no one was talking to him until Ohio University senior Wesley Lowery (’08) exchanged email messages with Trayvon Martin’s shooter April 9. Lowery, a former... Read more »
Alysse Eberhard and Rachel Shaw, Cover Story Editors
April 25, 2012
News of the killing of 17- year-old Trayvon Martin spread across the nation, causing many to call for changes to gun control laws, the arrest of George Zimmerman and, ultimately, “justice for Trayvon.” Zimmerman shot and killed Martin Feb. 26. Martin was walking home from a nearby convenience store... Read more »
April 25, 2012
The killing of Trayvon Martin caused us to wonder whether anything so tragic could happen in Shaker. That would depend, in part, on how many residents have guns. To find out, The Shakerite filed a public records request to determine the number of Shaker Heights residents who have a license to carry a... Read more »
