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Looks like there's some disagreement about what admitted shooter George Zimmerman said the night he killed an unarmed kid...
George Zimmerman told his lawyers that he whispered “punks,” not the racial slur “coons,” in the moments before he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, his attorneys told CNN...
Zimmerman attorneys Hal Ulrig and Craig Sonner told CNN their client told them that he said, “F—ing punks,” suggesting the crime was not racially motivated.
Forensic audio expert Tom Owen, who analyzed 911 recordings, agreed the garbled word that raised controversy was “punks,” not the racial slur some people said they heard.
When Owen, chairman emeritus of the American Board of Recorded Evidence, used a computer application to remove cell phone interference, the word became clearer, he said.
After discussions with linguists, he said he became convinced that Zimmerman said “punks.”
He provided CNN with a copy of the newly processed audio.
Zimmerman profiled Martin, who was black, as “suspicious” and ignored a police dispatcher’s request not to follow him.
While Zimmerman’s attorneys may welcome Owen’s analysis of their client’s 911 call, they disagree with his conclusions about what is heard on another 911 recording.
Zimmerman has said he was yelling for help, according to his family members and his account to authorities, as first reported by The Orlando Sentinel and later confirmed by Sanford police.
Owen and another audio expert, Ed Primeau, analyzed the recording for the Sentinel using different techniques, and they said they don’t believe it is Zimmerman who is heard yelling in the background of one 911 call.
They compared the screams with Zimmerman’s voice, as recorded in a 911 call he made minutes earlier describing a “suspicious” black male.
“There’s a huge chance that this is not Zimmerman’s voice,” said Primeau, a longtime audio engineer who is listed as an expert in recorded evidence by the American College of Forensic Examiners International.
“After 28 years of doing this, I would put my reputation on the line and say this is not George Zimmerman screaming.”
Owen also said he does not believe the screams came from Zimmerman.
http://www.eurweb.com/2012/04/lawyers-zimmerman-said-punks-not-coons-before-killing-trayvon/
George Zimmerman told his lawyers that he whispered “punks,” not the racial slur “coons,” in the moments before he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, his attorneys told CNN...
Zimmerman attorneys Hal Ulrig and Craig Sonner told CNN their client told them that he said, “F—ing punks,” suggesting the crime was not racially motivated.
Forensic audio expert Tom Owen, who analyzed 911 recordings, agreed the garbled word that raised controversy was “punks,” not the racial slur some people said they heard.
When Owen, chairman emeritus of the American Board of Recorded Evidence, used a computer application to remove cell phone interference, the word became clearer, he said.
After discussions with linguists, he said he became convinced that Zimmerman said “punks.”
He provided CNN with a copy of the newly processed audio.
Zimmerman profiled Martin, who was black, as “suspicious” and ignored a police dispatcher’s request not to follow him.
While Zimmerman’s attorneys may welcome Owen’s analysis of their client’s 911 call, they disagree with his conclusions about what is heard on another 911 recording.
Zimmerman has said he was yelling for help, according to his family members and his account to authorities, as first reported by The Orlando Sentinel and later confirmed by Sanford police.
Owen and another audio expert, Ed Primeau, analyzed the recording for the Sentinel using different techniques, and they said they don’t believe it is Zimmerman who is heard yelling in the background of one 911 call.
They compared the screams with Zimmerman’s voice, as recorded in a 911 call he made minutes earlier describing a “suspicious” black male.
“There’s a huge chance that this is not Zimmerman’s voice,” said Primeau, a longtime audio engineer who is listed as an expert in recorded evidence by the American College of Forensic Examiners International.
“After 28 years of doing this, I would put my reputation on the line and say this is not George Zimmerman screaming.”
Owen also said he does not believe the screams came from Zimmerman.
http://www.eurweb.com/2012/04/lawyers-zimmerman-said-punks-not-coons-before-killing-trayvon/
