Rachel Jeantel, the key witness in the murder trial of George Zimmerman, will return to the stand Thursday, June 27 to face a second round of questioning. She was the last person to speak to murder victim Trayvon Martin.

Zimmerman is facing conviction for second-degree murder charges for the 2012 murder of 17-year-old Martin.

Those who wish to view the court session live can watch it via a free live stream below. (The proceedings can be watched on a computer, tablet or mobile phone.)

Jeantel testified on the stand in the Sanford, Fl. courtroom for the first time on Wednesday and was cross-examined by defense attorney Don West. After West went over with Jeantel at length the times she spent on the phone with Martin moments before Zimmerman shot him once in the chest, she shared her tale of Martin's last conversation shortly before he died.

She spoke in detail about Martin leaving a store to purchase a pack of Skittles and ice tea. He told her because it was raining, he decided to take a shortcut through the Retreat at Twin Lakes closed gate community in Sanford. It was then he told her he was being followed by a man, she said.

"A man was watching him," Jeantel, 19, said in court Wednesday, according to HLNTV. "He said the man kept watching him. He kept complaining that a man was just watching him."

Jeantel said Martin described Zimmerman as a "creepy a-- cracker," according to Huffington Post.

She said Martin thought he got away from him then realized he was being followed again and that's when she told him to run.

Jeantel added that when Zimmerman confronted him, she could hear Martin say to him "What are you following me for?"

Jeantel said she heard Martin's phone dropped, and he yelled "Get off! Get off!" to which the phone died right after.

She said she called and texted repeatedly but did not get an answer.

West asked Jeantel during his cross-examination why she did not call the police right away when she learned the news. She said she did not want to get involved in the case.

Admitting that she lied about her age, West tried to portray her as a liar, so that the jury panel of six women could consider refuting her claims.

Martin's family attorney, Ben Crump, said Rachel's testimony will help debunk Zimmerman's claim that he acted in self-defense.

Zimmerman is facing a conviction of second-degree murder charges for shooting Martin, a 17-year-old unarmed teen, in Sanford, FL. on Feb. 26, 2012. Zimmerman was released from police custody several hours after he was taken in for questioning, despite his admittion that he shot Martin once in the chest. Zimmerman told police he shot Martin in self-defense, citing Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law.

"Stand Your Ground", which was legalized in 2005, states that a person may use deadly force in self- defense without the duty to retreat when faced with a reasonable perceived threat. It is approved in almost 30 states.

Because Zimmerman was not arrested, intially, it sparked protest rallies around the country at the time. The chief of Sanford's police department resigned amid the backlash. Zimmerman was eventually arrested and charged with second-degree murder, 44 days after the shooting on April 11, 2012.

Watch the free livestream of George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial below.

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