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uppityperson

(115,677 posts)
Sat May 25, 2013, 04:46 PM May 2013

George Zimmerman gains more than 100 pounds since fatally shooting Trayvon Martin

OK, it is the NYDailyNews, but I thought it interesting. Yes, preparing for trial for murdering someone is "incredibly stressful" but too bad.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/george-zimmerman-heavier-shooting-trayvon-martin-article-1.1331610


The murder defendant now tips the scales at more than 300 pounds amid what a spokesman calls ‘an incredibly stressful situation

Murder defendant George Zimmerman, accused of killing Florida teen Trayvon Martin last year, tips the scales at more than 300 pounds, undergoing a substantial weight gain since his April 2012 arrest.

The 29-year-old, facing a second-degree murder charge, has ballooned 110 pounds since the night he fatally shot the 17-year-old Martin, a spokesman for Zimmerman’s attorney told the Daily News.

“I think it’s an incredibly stressful situation for George, and we all handle stress differently,” said Shawn Vincent, a spokesman for Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara. “He does live in hiding, and he’s uncomfortable being out very often. So that contributes to it


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In a police statement shortly after the Feb. 26, 2012, shooting, Zimmerman identified himself as 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 194 pounds. The former neighborhood watch volunteer, who has cited self-defense in the Sanford, Fla., shooting, was then 30 pounds heavier and four inches shorter than the teen.


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George Zimmerman gains more than 100 pounds since fatally shooting Trayvon Martin (Original Post) uppityperson May 2013 OP
Zimmereman, the overweight murderer..n/t monmouth3 May 2013 #1
stress can do this MFM008 May 2013 #2
All those donations people sent him are killing him with obesity. n/t Ian David May 2013 #3

MFM008

(19,803 posts)
2. stress can do this
Sat May 25, 2013, 04:58 PM
May 2013

change your entire metabolism, same thing happened to me after a death in the family.

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