The Trayvon Hoax: Unmasking the Witness Fraud that Divided America (2019)

• 73%
• 2019
• Documentary
• Joel Gilbert
• Joel Gilbert
• George Zimmerman
• Rachel Jeantel

In this stunning work of investigative journalism, filmmaker Joel Gilbert uncovers the story of the shooting of Trayvon Martin that divided America. By examining Trayvon's 750-page phone records, Gilbert discovers that Rachel Jeantel, the key witness whose testimony led to the prosecution of George Zimmerman, was a fraud. Gilbert's research takes him to the high schools of Miami Gardens, into the back alleys of Little Haiti, and finally to Florida State University where he finds Trayvon's real girlfriend, Diamond Eugene, the girl who actually was on the phone with Trayvon in his final minutes. It was her recorded conversation with attorney Benjamin Crump that ignited the public, swayed President Obama, and provoked the nation's media to demand Zimmerman's arrest. Gilbert confirms his revelations with forensic handwriting analysis and DNA testing. He then exposes in detail the most consequential hoax in recent judicial history and reveals how The Trayvon Hoax was ground zero for the downward spiral of race relations in America. This incredible film has the potential to bring America back together again.