Who's Who in the Trayvon Martin Case
A look at the major players in the case.
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The Victim - BET.com takes a look at the major figures in the case of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old who was killed by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. —Britt Middleton (Photo: Family Photo)
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Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin - Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin are Trayvon Martin’s parents. Their efforts to gain justice for their son’s death caught the attention of civil rights leaders, celebrities and even President Obama, who said if he had a son he would look like Trayvon. Though Fulton and Martin have been divorced for many years, they told BET.com the tragedy has brought them closer than ever before.(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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George Zimmerman - George Zimmerman, 28, said he shot Trayvon in self-defense on Feb. 26. Zimmerman told police Trayvon looked like “he was up to no good” while walking home in the gated community. Forty-five days after the shooting, Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder.(Photo: Gary Green/The Orlando Sentinel-Pool/Getty Images)
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Benjamin Crump - Benjamin Crump is the lawyer representing the Martin Family. Based in Tallahassee, Crump specializes in cases ranging from wrongful death to negligence to civil rights. He spearheaded protest rallies calling for justice for the slain Florida teen and helped Trayvon’s story became the center of national — and global — debate over racial profiling and the use of deadly force.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Mark O’Mara - Mark O’ Mara announced he was Zimmerman’s new attorney the day after Hal Uhrig and Craig Sonner quit. The former prosecutor specializes in family law and criminal case,s including the death penalty and drug cases. He is currently the legal analyst for WKMG-TV, a local news station in Orlando.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Angela Corey - Special prosecutor Angela Corey has a reputation of locking criminals away for long sentences and toughness when negotiating plea bargains. In 2008, she successfully ran for the State Attorney’s Office on the platform that prosecuting juvenile criminals was a top priority. Corey indicted a 12-year-old for first degree murder and is trying him as an adult for allegedly killing his 2-year-old brother. (Photo: Gary Green/The Orlando Sentinel-Pool/Getty Images)
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Judge Jessica Recksiedler - Judge Jessica Recksiedler recused herself from the case on April 18, citing a possible a conflict of interest. Just days before, Mark O’Mara filed a petition to remove her because she is married to the law partner of Mark NeJame, who had been approached by Zimmerman's family to him. NeJame is now a CNN legal analyst on the case. (Photo: Tom Benitez/The Orlando Sentinel-Pool/Getty Images)
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Judge Kenneth M. Lester Jr. - Judge Kenneth M. Lester Jr. will preside over the Zimmerman case, after Jessica Recksiedler stepped down citing a possible conflict of interest. A second judge also had a conflict. (Photo: Courtesy orlandosentinel.com)
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Hal Uhrig and Craig Sonner - Uhrig and Sonner quit as Zimmerman’s attorneys shortly before he was charged with second-degree murder. In a press conference on April 10, they announced their departure, saying they had lost contact with him. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Joe Oliver - Joe Oliver presented himself as a friend and confidant of Zimmerman, and defended Zimmerman’s character in a set of bizarre interviews with the press. In an interview on MSNBC, Oliver, an African-American, said he knew Trayvon’s death wasn’t racially motivated because he trusted his “gut feeling.” He has not been heard from since. (Photo: Courtesy CNN)
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