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IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST TRIALS
OF THE YEAR ...AND IT HAS A
TOLEDO CONNECTION. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN TRIAL. HE WAS
ACQUITTED OF
*** CHARGES AFTER HE SHOT
FLORIDA TEEN TRAYVON MARTIN.
ONE OF THE PROSECUTORS IN THE
CASE .. GREW UP HERE.
LORENZO LIGATO ..... OF THE
TOLEDO BLADE JOINS US NOW....
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY
RICHARD MANTEI. GIVE US THE
BRIEF HISTORY OF HIS TOLEDO AND
SOUTH EAST MICHIGAN ROOTS.
HOW DID HE END UP IN FLORIDA?
YOU TALKED TO HIM BY PHONE AFTER
THE VERDICT... BUT HE
DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
ZIMMERMAN CASE: WHY NOT?
BUT HE DID TALK ABOUT GROWING UP
IN MONROE MICHIGAN ... AND
HIS FAMILY SAYS HE HAD A FLAIR
FOR THE DRAMATIC THAT
HAS SERVED HIM WELL AS A LAWYER
RIGHT?
HIS FAMILY STILL LIVES IN MONROE
.. DOES HE GET TO COME HOME
OFTEN?LORENZO LIGATO .. THANKS
FOR BEING WITH US TODAY .. AND
WE CAN READ MORE ABOUT RICHARD
MANTEI IN TOMORROW'S
BLADE.
