Staff sergeant Robert Bales, the American soldier suspected of slaughtering more than a dozen Afghan civilians, is expected to be charged today with 17 counts of murder among other charges, according to defense officials.

George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain charged with second degree murder in the shooting of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin, will appear in court this afternoon to ask a judge to be freed on bail. But it's not certain that a judge will be willing to set a bond for Zimmerman to get out of jail. Zimmerman, 28, is charged with second degree murder and Florida judges tend to deny bond for second degree murder charges, according to Miami criminal defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh.

As the defense for the Army soldier accused of murdering 16 Afghan civilians appears to be taking shape, an Ohio couple has come forward with claims the suspect had years ago committed financial fraud and suggested he may have joined the Army to avoid a million dollar judgment against him.

A medical report compiled by George Zimmerman's family physician and obtained exclusively by ABC News, show that Zimmerman was diagnosed with "closed fracture" a broken nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head, and a minor back injury the day after he fatally shot 17 year old Trayvon Martin after an alleged altercation. Zimmerman faces a second degree murder charge for the February 26th shooting that left the unarmed 17 high school junior dead. Zimmerman had claimed self defense in what he described as a life and death struggle that Martin initiated by accosting him, punching him in the face, then repeatedly bashing his head into the pavement.