Timeline: Trayvon Martin case
A look at the key events in the Trayvon Martin case. Compiled from staff and wire reports.
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Trayvon Martin killed February 26, 2012
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Martin family seeks justice March 8, 2012
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911 calls released March 16, 2012
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"Million Hoodie March" in NYC March 21, 2012
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Sanford police chief steps down March 22, 2012
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"If I had a son ... " March 23, 2012
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Support at the Capitol March 28, 2012
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Police video surfaces March 29, 2012
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"Stand Your Ground" law under the microscope April 3, 2012
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Zimmerman's lawyers quit April 10, 2012
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Zimmerman charged with second-degree murder April 11, 2012
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Zimmerman apologizes, gets bail April 20, 2012
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New evidence sheds light on case May 17, 2012
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Parents of Trayvon Martin mourn son July 25, 2012
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Request to delay trial denied February 5, 2013
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One-year anniversary of Trayvon Martin shooting February 26, 2013
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Zimmerman not to seek immunity hearing April 30, 2013
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George Zimmerman leaves the courtroom a free man July 13, 2013
March 16, 2012
911 calls released
Sanford police released eight 911 calls from the night of the shooting at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Fla. The neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, tells a dispatcher in the first call that he is following 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. He says Martin is running, but the dispatcher tells him not to follow the teen. Martin's parents say the calls show that Zimmerman was the aggressor in the confrontation. Zimmerman's father said in a letter to the Orlando Sentinel that his son, who is Hispanic, has been cruelly and unfairly portrayed in the media as a racist.
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