Policy

Juror in Zimmerman Trial Says the Neighborhood Watch Volunteer Got Away With Murder

Couldn't convict because of Florida law

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A juror in the George Zimmerman trial has said he "got away with murder" over the killing of Trayvon Martin.

The only ethnic-minority member of the jury—identified as juror B29 – told ABC she felt she owed the teenager's parents an apology.

But she said the all-female jury had to return verdict of not guilty based on the evidence available and Florida law. 

"You can't put the man in jail even though in our hearts we felt he was guilty," said the woman, who allowed her face to be shown but only used her first name, Maddy, out of fears for her safety.

"But we had to grab our hearts and put it aside and look at the evidence.