For over a year, they had hyped up this imaginary “ear witness” in an effort to convince Zimmerman to take a plea deal. The reason they put her on the stand was because the prosecution and Trayvon’s family had no choice. Everyone wondered how the hell the prosecution could even put her on the stand. She was completely manufactured by the prosecution because her mom was a friend of Trayvon’s mom.
And… not only could she not read the statement the State of Florida claimed she wrote (she didn’t), Jeantel didn’t even know Trayvon Martin. Not only did she have no clue about any detail the prosecution was saying, she didn’t fit any of the profile that was claimed to be her importance in the case. Do you remember the prosecution “Witness #8” in the case against George Zimmerman? The person described as Trayvon Martin’s “girlfriend” who was claimed by FOUR state prosecutors to be the star “ear witness” against Zimmerman.ĭo you remember how we waited month after month, laughing at how the State of Florida was relying upon their one key witness, and we all knew it was totally made up?ĭo you remember the buildup, the drama, the media’s breathless anticipation, and the eventual beverage that flushed out of your nose in laughter when the State called Witness #8, and brought Rachel Jeantel to the stand?
