Award-winning producer, Dred-Scott Keyes takes us through an audio journey of the events and issues which led to the death of Trayvon Martin, the 17 year-old African-American teenager shot to death by a neighborhood watch member who now claims self-defense in his death. This special edition of the weekly program, The Cutting Edge uses actualities from the parents, lawyers, police, witnesses, friends, commentators, reporters and President Obama, to build an account of the event that took place in Sanford, Florida more than a month ago.
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Award-winning producer, Dred-Scott Keyes takes us through an audio journey of the events and issues which led to the death of Trayvon Martin, the 17 year-old African-American teenager shot to death by a neighborhood watch member who now claims self-defense in his death. This special edition of the weekly program, The Cutting Edge uses actualities from the parents, lawyers, police, witnesses, friends, commentators, reporters and President Obama, to build an account of the event that took place in Sanford, Florida more than a month ago.
