A 911 tape includes shrieks for help. The mothers of both Trayvon and Zimmerman testified the anguished scream belonged to their son. But even audio experts couldn’t agree, causing Judge Debra Nelson to rule that no expert analysis at all could be heard about the scream
In the courtroom itself, attempts to discuss the tape were marred by their own technical issues. In testimony away from the jury, one audio analyst, Alan Reich, tried to describe how he had come to the conclusion that not only was it Trayvon screaming, but that Zimmerman uttered a cryptic, “This shall be,” while Trayvon pleaded, “I’m begging you.”
Mr. Reich’s testimony, though, was beset by a poor telephone connection, where both those in the courtroom and Reich struggled to understand what was being said.
