Shellie Zimmerman, the estranged wife of George Zimmerman, appeared on the "Today" Show and said that she has doubts that her husband acted in self-defense in the shooting of 17-year-old Tryavon Martin, according to the Associated Press.
Shellie Zimmerman told NBC's Matt Lauer that she has been unable to serve divorce papers to her husband because she has been unable to find him. After George Zimmerman was arrested the couple lived in hiding for close to a year leading up to the trial. Shellie said that George changed once he had been acquitted of murder, according to the Associated Press.
"After standing by him, he kind of left and I guess kind of went on a victory tour without me," Zimmerman said. "I thought I was living a life with him and that we were going to king of rebuild after all this, and he had other plans for me."
Recently Shellie Zimmerman called 911 after an altercation involving George. After showing up to pick up some of her things George returned home and the two got into an argument where George allegedly punched his father-in-law and destroyed an iPad that may have had video of the incident. While police are still looking into the possibility of pressing charges Shellie Zimmerman spoke about why she had chosen not to do so, according to NBC News.
"In hindsight I should have, and I really regret that, but I'm on probation and the officers made it very clear that day if I pressed charges we were all going to go to jail and I would've been the only one to stay there," Zimmerman said.
Shellie also told Lauer that she has some doubts about her husband's account of the events that occurred the night that Martin was shot and killed, according to NBC News.
"I'm conflicted on that," Zimmerman said. "I believe the evidence, but this revelation in my life has really helped me take the blinders off and start to see things differently."
"So you know doubt his innocence, at least the fact that he was acting in self-defense on the night that Trayvon Martin was killed?" Lauer asked.
"I think anyone would doubt the innocence because I don't know the person that I've been married to," Zimmerman said. "I have doubts, but I also believe the evidence."
