When Jackson was being tried on child molestation charges, Mesereau had him visit a church and make a few public statements. Jackson was acquitted of the charges.

Zimmerman asked to meet with Trayvon Martin's parents before the hearing, but the family's lawyers said this was not the time.

Land called the lack of attribution an oversight and vowed to do better.

He is a Vietnam combat veteran and is married to longtime Orlando prosecutor Dorothy Sedgwick, who works in a neighboring jurisdiction.

“The only thing that give us strength is to know that people care and people continue to support our struggle,” said Diallo’s mother.

Cosby did not mention Zimmerman by name during his CNN interview. But he did allude to key facts of the case, like how Zimmerman called 911 to report what he called a “suspicious” person in his neighborhood.