Tonight on AC360: Trayvon Martin's parents speak out
Trayvon Martin's parents Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin sit down with Anderson Cooper to talk about the Zimmerman trial verdict, their thoughts on Juror B37's comments about deliberations and how their family is moving forward.
Tune in Thursday at 8 and 11 p.m. ET.
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Statement from Juror B37
Below is an additional statement given exclusively to CNN this morning from Juror B37 following her interview with Anderson Cooper on AC360.
"Thank you for the opportunity to vent some of the anguish which has been in me since the trial began. For reasons of my own, I needed to speak alone. There will be no other interviews. My prayers are with all those who have the influence and power to modify the laws that left me with no verdict option other than "not guilty" in order to remain within the instructions. No other family should be forced to endure what the Martin family has endured.(Read more)
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Martin case: What shall I tell my kids?
At the AC360 "Race and Justice" town hall, Charles Blow, Geoffrey Canada, Sunny Hostin and Anna Deavere Smith discussed the difficulty of explaining the Trayvon Martin case to children.
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Angela Corey: Juror selection due to seating
Anderson Cooper asks Florida prosecutor Angela Corey why there were no African-Americans on the Zimmerman jury.
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Crump: Juror did not understand Trayvon Martin
Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump reacts to juror B37's comments that race was not a factor in their verdict.
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Geragos: Incompetent prosecution
Mark Geragos, Paul Henderson and Jeffrey Toobin discuss the way prosecutors handled their case against George Zimmerman.
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Juror B37: Zimmerman didn't do anything unlawful
In an exclusive interview on AC360, Zimmerman trial Juror B37 told Anderson Cooper how the jurors finally voted on a not guilty verdict.
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Juror B37: Skittles comparison 'ridiculous'
In an exclusive interview on AC360, Zimmerman trial Juror B37 told Anderson Cooper she thought defense attorney Mark O'Mara's concrete block prop was more effective than the prosecution's "armed with skittles" description of the deadly confrontation.
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Juror B37: We did care about Trayvon Martin
In an exclusive interview on AC360, Juror B37 talked to Anderson Cooper about the sadness she feels for Trayvon Martin and his family.
"I feel bad that we can't give them the verdict that they wanted, but legally we could not do that."
The juror said Martin played a "huge role in his death, " because he could have walked away from the confrontation with Zimmerman. "He didn't have to do whatever he did and come back and be in a fight."
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Juror B37: Zimmerman's actions justified
"I'm 101% that he was, that he should've done what he did..." In part two of Anderson Cooper's exclusive interview with Zimmerman trial Juror B37, the juror says she thinks Zimmerman shooting Trayvon Martin was justified, but he should not have left his car.
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