mr. whitlow shot pam zimmerman, but certainly, when they claim that they investigated mr.ty that they investigated mr. zimmerman, that was not true. >> but police said they investigated whitlow thoroughly and cleared him. the lawyers made their final appeal to the jury. >> this is not what proof beyond a reasonable doubt looks like. we do not speculate people into murder convictions. >> the evidence has shown you that on november 3rd, 2014, he murdered pam zimmerman. he made sure his hate got carried out on that fourth shot. that one was for him. find the defendant guilty. >> the family, as polarized as the most poisonous politics, waited. >> i was just pacing back and forth, kind of freaking out a little bit. >> and then, after a day and a half of deliberations, the signal. >> all right. >> verdict. >> welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. everyone may be seated. >> i was shaking. it just felt very long. >> the courtroom was utterly silent. a collective holding of breath. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, kirk zimmerman, not guilty of first degree murder. >> not guilty.