Where did the encounter start (asking him what he was doing there)?
We know quite a bit about GZ's story for that evening and I don't think this will take any "high tech" sleuthing to figure out using ONLY George Zimmerman's words. From the 911 call:
(1)
Zimmerman:
Hes running. [2:08]
911 dispatcher:
Hes running? Which way is he running?
Zimmerman:
Down toward the other entrance of the neighborhood. [2:14]
911 dispatcher:
OK, which entrance is that hes headed towards?
Zimmerman:
The back entrance.
(a) What have we learned so far? That George says Trayvon started running down towards the back entrance, right?
(2)
911 dispatcher:
Are you following him? [2:24]
Zimmerman:
Yeah. [2:25]
911 dispatcher:
OK.
We dont need you to do that. [2:26]
Zimmerman:
OK. [2:28]
(b) What did we additionally learn? That George said he was following him and that the dispatcher advised him not to do that, right?
(3)
911 dispatcher:
Alright, where are you going to meet with them at?
Zimmerman:
Um, if they come in through the gate, tell them to go straight past the clubhouse and, uh, straight past the clubhouse and make a left and then go past the mailboxes youll see my truck. [3:10]
911 dispatcher:
Alright, what address are you parked in front of? [3:21]
Zimmerman:
Um, I dont know. Its a cut-through so I dont know the address. [3:25]
(c) What nuggets did George add to our storehouse of facts? That if responding LE goes straight past the clubhouse and makes a left and then goes past the mailboxes they'll see George's truck, parked at a "cut through", right?
Let's consider what George has told us with a+b+c, shall we?
Where in this entire development could George's truck be parked and:
- Be able to see TM start running "down towards the back entrance",
PLUS
- Be in full view of responding LE officers after going past the mail boxes,
PLUS
- Be parked at a "cut through"?
I respectively submit that location is as shown on this image:
Now as to what George told us about that night through the leaked Orlando Sentinel article regarding his statements to LE:
Zimmerman got out of his SUV to follow Trayvon on foot.
When a dispatch employee asked Zimmerman if he was following the 17-year-old, Zimmerman said yes.
The dispatcher told Zimmerman he did not need to do that.
There is about a one-minute gap during which police say they're not sure what happened.
Zimmerman told them he lost sight of Trayvon and was walking back to his SUV when Trayvon approached him from the left rear, and they exchanged words.
Trayvon asked Zimmerman if he had a problem. Zimmerman said no and reached for his cell phone, he told police. Trayvon then said, "Well, you do now" or something similar and punched Zimmerman in the nose, according to the account he gave police.
Zimmerman fell to the ground and Trayvon got on top of him and began slamming his head into the sidewalk, he told police.
-We know from the 911 call that George walked, jogged, or ran for 18 seconds as he followed TM prior to being told not to do that.
-Then LE tells us there is a 1 minute gap in their understanding of what happened.
-We also know through the leaked Sentinel article that George told LE that TM approached him from the left rear as he was walking back to his truck.
Considering George's claim of TM having approached him from his left rear as he traveled back to his vehicle, it's not a giant conclusion to draw that this most likely happened as he walked the sidewalk from west to east near its intersection with the "back sidewalk".
Therefore your question of:
Where did the encounter start?
was answered by George the same as his father's story. George AND his father are saying the alleged attack happened near the intersection of the two sidewalks. The point I've been repeatedly bringing to bear is that with the known time references afforded us by the 911 call, the attack coming after the relatively short distances traveled in this tale could not possibly be true.
Robert Zimmerman said NOTHING contradictory to George's known statements and primarily only filled in the "missing" gap of 1 minute referenced by SPD.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com..._1_miami-schools-punch-unarmed-black-teenager