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He walks free, but is he really a free man . Amid calls for federal charges and possibly even a civil suit, where is George Zimmerman tonight . And can he ever live in peace . Announcer this special edition of nightline, george thanks for being with us tonight. 17 months after shooting Trayvon Martin and three weeks after his murder trial began, George Zimmerman is a free man tonight. The gps tracking device gone from his ankle. The gun he used in the shooting his if he wants it back. A jury of six women acquitted zimmerman of murder and manslaughter charges late saturday night in florida. But life is anything but back to normal. First came the protests. And now there could be a civil suit and or a federal case brought by the justice department. The former neighborhood watchman has not spoken yet. But just a short time ago Barbara Walters sat down exclusively with zimmermans parents and joins us now with that. Barbara . Well, yes, bill. George zimmerman did not take the stand in this trial. He is in hiding. He has not spoken publicly since his acquittal. But today his parents, robert and gladys zimmerman, talked openly about the polarizing trial for the first time together without sitting in silhouette. They tell me about their fears for their son and for themselves. We begin with the question on many peoples minds. Is your son george a racist . Absolutely not. Hes never been taught to be a racist. Reporter that is the question that so many people have been asking since George Zimmerman was found not guilty in a trial that riveted and divided the nation. We the jury find George Zimmerman not guilty. Reporter the controversial verdict immediately sparked protests. No justice no peace no justice no peace reporter when hundreds gathered in the streets of san francisco, new york, and other cities. Justice for Trayvon Martin we want justice and we want it now for Trayvon Martin. We want justice and we want it now for Trayvon Martin. Reporter twitter exploded with 48,000 tweets a minute immediately after the verdict. Two days later 6 million tweets and counting have been sent, revealing a deeply conflicted nation. Conservative pundit ann coulter came down in support of the verdict, saying hallelujah. New york giants wide receiver victor cruz tweeted and then deleted. Zimmerman doesnt last a year until the hood catches up to him. Are you concerned for georges safety . Yes, i do. Yes . Why . What do you think could happen . Its a lot of Death Threats you know in the social media. You know, Death Threats on him. That im concerned. Not only for georgie but for, you know, the whole family. Reporter in such a charged atmosphere even georges parents, robert and gladys zimmerman, have received Death Threats. Can you give me some idea of what some of the threats have been . Everyone with georges dna should be killed. Just every kind of horrible thing you can imagine. Do you have to live in hiding, do you think . Yes. Yes . Yes. You dont give friends or family your address . No. And youre living i guess you cant tell me where, then. Central florida. But someplace in florida. But where . My wifes brothers have no idea where we live or really . So for you to do this interview and show your faces, that takes a lot of courage. Yes. Reporter both parents testified during the trial, stating that the voice heard on the 911 call screaming was their sons. Do you know whose voice that was screaming in the background . Yes, sir. And whose voice was that . My son george. And are you certain of that . Because hes my son. Absolutely. Its my son george. Did you feel it was selfdefen selfdefense . Yes. Did you see or think when the incident happened that it was racial . Absolutely not. There are people who say that your son targeted Trayvon Martin because martin was black. How do you answer them . Absolutely not. Absolutely not. Tell me more. Georgie is not racist. We are not racist. We dont see colors. I mean, we are colorblind. And you yourself, you two are an interracial couple. We are a mixedrace couple. George and his wife are a mixedrace couple. My wifes two brothers married outside of their race. Three of my four sisters married outside of their race. The protests have been mostly framed by the issue of race, as you both know. What do you say to people who are demanding vengeance, especially some people in the black community . It is hard to it is hard to say what i can tell them. Im a very religious person. Its nothing i can tell them. But its something i can do. I can pray for them. Reporter but her husband says prayers only go so far in what he sees as a new American Culture of hate. You served in the army. You were a court magistrate. Youre a proud american. But you have written a book recently, and you said america has changed. What do you mean . I never thought that we would see so much hatred. And the hatred is not brought on by any racial incident. It was brought on by attorneys being totally untruthful, other people involved having a certain narrative, having a certain agenda, and making this situation racebased and a political issue. Reporter lost in all the controversy, they say, is the son that they know. Weve seen him not showing a lot of emotion. But thats not the son you see. Describe george to us. What you see is a composed person, a composed person. Thats what you see. And thats what you will see in all my kids. When they are in public, they try and keep their composure. But george is the most outgoing, very compassionate person. This has been such a difficult time for your family. As parents what would you say to Trayvon Martins parents . That we are deeply sorry for this tragedy. Deeply sorry. We pray for Trayvon Martin to be in a better place. Its always in our prayers. Is there a lesson that can come out of all this . Hopefully. And what is the lesson . That america should not be divided. Thats what i think. If he is watching now, what do you want to say to your son . That i love him with all my heart. And that i knew that hes a truthful man. That i knew from the beginning that he was saying the truth and it was in my heart. And i knew that the truth will come out. Im sorry that it has to come this way. Painful for the whole family. But the truth will set you free. And tonight, one young man is dead, the man who shot him is in hiding, and the lives of two families have been destroyed. Bill . Barbara, thanks very much. And coming up, well examine whether zimmerman might face a civil suit from Trayvon Martins family. Whats next for them . And well hear from the prosecution. When we come back. Could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Mmmhmmm. Everybody knows that. Well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller . Your word is. Cow. Cow. Cow. C. O. W. E. I. E. I. O. [buzzer] dangnabbit. Geico. 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What do they think of his refusal to take the stand . And why is zimmermans defense attorney hopeful he gets his gun back asap . Abcs matt gutman has been on this story from the start and brings us the latest answers to these questions tonight. We the jury find George Zimmerman not guilty. Reporter those two words breaking George Zimmermans solemnity, forcing that smile inside the courtroom. But outside murder is a Crime Reporter fury and protests across the country. We will commit ourselves to ending the plague of gun violence on our streets reporter the reaction to George Zimmermans acquittal in the shooting death of 17yearold Trayvon Martin has been as contentious as the case itself. Lets talk about ill will. Reporter but theres mounting criticism that the prosecution overreached, going for a hard to prove seconddegree murder charge doomed to fail. We wouldnt have filed it if we didnt believe in it. Reporter the former prosecutor spoke exclusively to abc news, offering a narration of what they thought really happened that night, that zimmerman pulled his gun when martin tried to get off of him. He got the gun out. Reporter and that zimmerman killed him in cold blood. Nobody just gets a gun out and shoots. Its a very difficult process that even Trained Police officers, when theyre on the ground with a suspect on top of them, they cant get their guns out that quickly. I think there was a struggle at some point trayvon became aware of the gun and was backing up and George Zimmerman shot him. Reporter they insist its the reason George Zimmerman didnt take the stand. I choose not to testify, your honor. I prayed he had the courage to take the stand but as we all know hes got the right ton and he made the decision. He was afraid to take the stand . The proof is in the pudding. Did he take the stand . Why do you think it was that his stories were so inconsistent . Because hes lying. Reporter the six female jurors who acquitted the former neighborhood watchman have remained silent until tonight. One of them spoke to Anderson Cooper on cnn. I think George Zimmerman is a man whose heart was in the right place but just got displaced by the vandalism in the neighborhoods and wanting to catch these people so badly that he went above and beyond what he really should have done. I think his heart was in the right place. It just went terribly wrong. Reporter juror b37 has also inked a deal with a literary agent and intends to write a book in which the reader will learn why the jurors had no option but to find zimmerman not guilty. Tonight, zimmerman is a free man. Police have removed the gps tracking device from his ankle. And he could even get his gun back, the same kel tec 9 pistol he used to kill Trayvon Martin. Should George Zimmerman be allowed to carry a weapon . Hed better be careful. It better be the right circumstances. The law allows an awful lot of people to carry guns. That doesnt mean they all should. Reporter but his defense attorney, mark omara, says zimmerman needs the weapon now more than ever. How do you think he feels about guns now . I think he feels truly in his heart that if he did not have that weapon that night he might not be here. So do you think he would if he could he would carry a gun again . Yes. Even more reason now, isnt there . A lot more people out there that actually hate him. Though they shouldnt. Reporter anger soaring today at the annual Naacp Convention being held less than 30 miles from where Trayvon Martin was killed. Trayvon martins killing was nothing more than a modernday lynching. Reporter the convention turning into a referendum on the unarmed teenagers death. George zimmerman became the judge, the jury, and the executioner of an innocent child. Reporter Martin Family Attorney Benjamin Crump was also there, urging the federal government to take action. If were not vocal and vigilant, then i can tell you trayvons death will be swept under the rug. Reporter however, last july the fbi released documents showing that racial bias was not a factor in the shooting. And today attorney general eric holder didnt promise any specific action. I believe that this tragedy provides yet another opportunity for our nation to speak honestly about the complicated and emotionally charged issues that this case has raised. Reporter zimmerman faces the possibility of a civil suit from Trayvon Martins family, which his parents are said to be considering. I think there may be a number of civil suits. I would be very surprised if any of those civil suits are filed against George Zimmerman. And we welcome youd file them on mr. Zimmermans behalf against others . Absolutely. Reporter despite all the heated emotions this morning Trayvon Martins family say they hope the country will collectively find a way to heal and change. Just remember, trayvon could have been anyone in americas baby. Reporter how do you think this would have ended had George Zimmerman not had a gun that night . I can tell you how it wouldnt have ended. It wouldnt have ended with a dead 17yearold kid. Reporter for nightline im matt gutman in sanford, florida. Our thanks to matt. And time now for our closing argument. And trending on the web today, five crucial trial moments that may have led to the zimmerman acquittal. Which do you think was most important to the jury . Our number 1, lead Police Investigator chris serino was asked by the defense if he believed zimmerman was telling the truth. He said yes. Although the judge later told the jury to disregard that answer. There was the moment that renowned forensics expert vincent demayo testified that evidence showed martin was leaning over zimmerman when he was shot. And in court on the stand Trayvon Martins father seemed so sure that the voice screaming on that 911 call was his sons but on crossexamination admitted that he initially told investigators he couldnt tell if the screams were trayvons. To hear the other two crucial moments and tell us what you think, you can join our discussion on our facebook page. Youll find us at abcnews. Com nightline. And of course those werent the only stories trending today. When we come back, what does Dave Matthews song where are you going have to do with a broken bicycle and two lucky fans . Where are you going to help with my depression. But sometimes, i still struggled to get going, even get through the day. So i was honest with my doctor. I told her id been feeling stuck for a long time. She said that for some people, an antidepressant alone only helps so much and suggested we add Abilify Aripiprazole . She said that by taking both, some people had symptom improvement as early as 1 to 2 weeks. 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