Prosecutors use cell phone data to cast doubt on Zimmerman’s alibi

Posted on April 29, 2019

By Howard Packowitz and WMBD-TV

BLOOMINGTON – McLean County prosecutors were trying to show on Monday that there are holes in Kirk Zimmerman’s alibi of what he was doing when his former wife Pam was shot to death at her office on East Washington Street.

Zimmerman claims he was so tired after doing yard work that he fell asleep until about 7 p.m. on November 3, 2014. Pam Zimmerman is believed to have been killed that day between 5 and 7 p.m.

FBI Special Agent Greg Catey is an expert in cell phone technology and historical cell site analysis. Catey said Zimmerman’s car was moving during that two hour span.

Catey said Zimmerman was likely at home until 4:30 p.m., but after that, his car connected to several cell phone towers, eventually landing at one near Pam’s office.

Catey also said Zimmerman could have been at home, or he could have been near the crime scene about 6:12 p.m.,according to news partner WMBD-TV.

Once all the prosecution witnesses are called, defense lawyers are expected to ask the judge for a directed verdict, claiming the state presented insufficient evidence. It’s rare for the defense to win a motion to end the trial before the case goes to the jury.

Defense Attorney John Rogers has not indicated publicly whether Zimmerman will testify in his own defense.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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