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42: 834:. According to the claim, Perez, an alleged affiliate of Death Row Records, admitted to LAPD officials that he and Mack (who was not named in the lawsuit) "conspired to murder, and participated in the murder of Christopher Wallace." The Wallace family claimed that the LAPD "consciously concealed Rafael Perez's involvement in the murder of ... Wallace." 1690:"Interview: Suge Knight paid Poochie $ 900 before killing B.I.G. after killing B.I.G. he came to Theresa to grab $ 400 to get out of town. Theresa kept the remaining $ 12,000 for being a lookout to give info to Poochie of Biggie's location when he was leaving the party. Former L.A.P.D. Detective Says He Knows Who Killed The Notorious B.I.G." 708:, consistent with Sullivan and Poole's theory. The Metro section also ran a photo of Muhammad, identified by police as a mortgage broker unconnected to the murder who appeared to match details of the gunman, printing his name and driver's license. However, Chuck Philips, a staff writer for the Business section of the 670:
by Sullivan in December 2005 accused the LAPD of not fully investigating leads concerning Death Row Records based on Poole's evidence. He claimed that Combs "failed to fully cooperate with the investigation", and according to Poole, encouraged Bad Boy staff to do the same. The accuracy of the article
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described Broomfield's documentary as a "largely speculative" and "circumstantial" account relying on flimsy evidence, failing to "present counter-evidence" or "question sources." Moreover, the motive suggested for the murder of Wallace in the documentary—to decrease suspicion for the Shakur shooting
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to the city on December 17, 2007, finding that the Wallace family had not complied with a California law that required the family to provide notice of its claim to the state within six months of Wallace's death. The Wallace family refiled the suit, dropping the state law claims on May 27, 2008. The
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Several days into the trial, the plaintiffs' attorney disclosed to the court and opposing counsel that he had received a telephone call from someone claiming to be an LAPD officer who provided detailed information about the existence of evidence concerning the Wallace murder. The court directed the
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On the eve of the trial, Kevin Hackie, a key witness who was expected to testify, revealed that he had suffered memory lapses resulting from psychiatric medications. He had previously testified to knowledge of involvement between Knight, Mack and Muhammed but later said that Wallace's attorneys had
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In December 2012, the LAPD released the autopsy results conducted on Wallace's body to generate new leads. The release was criticized by the long-time lawyer of his estate, Perry Sanders Jr., who objected to an autopsy. The case remains officially unsolved, despite the large amount of evidence that
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and the highly publicized East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud, of which Shakur and Wallace had been central figures. Media reports had previously speculated that Wallace was in some way connected to Shakur's murder, though no evidence ever surfaced to seriously implicate him. Shortly after Wallace's
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against the city of Los Angeles based on the evidence championed by Poole. Voletta claimed that the LAPD had sufficient evidence to arrest the gunman but failed to use it. Mack and Muhammad (a.k.a. Harry Billups) were originally named as defendants in the civil suit but were dropped shortly before
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Muhammad, who was not an official suspect at the time, came forward to clear his name. The Metro section of the paper was opposed to running a retraction, but the business desk editor, Mark Saylor, said, "Chuck is sort of the world's authority on rap violence" and pushed, along with Chuck Philips,
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wrote: "A cottage industry of criminal speculation has sprung up around the case, with documentaries, books and a stream of lurid magazine articles implicating gangs, crooked cops and a cross-country rap rivalry," noting that everything associated with Wallace's death had been "big business." More
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report was released to the public in December 2012, fifteen years after his death. According to the report, three of the four shots were not fatal. The first bullet hit his left forearm and traveled down to his wrist, the second hit him in the back, missing all vital organs and exiting through his
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to retract the article. In a correction article written by Philips in May 2000, Muhammad was quoted as saying, "I'm a mortgage broker, not a murderer" and asking, "How can something so completely false end up on the front page of a major newspaper?" The story cleared Muhammad's name.
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for an extended period of time. He reported that Perez had told him about his and Mack's involvement with Death Row Records and their activities at the Petersen Automotive Museum on the night of Wallace's murder. As a result of the newly discovered evidence, the judge declared a
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and Matt Lait reported that the key suspect in his murder was a member of the Southside Crips acting out of a personal financial motive, rather than on the gang's behalf. The investigation stalled, however, and no one was ever formally charged.
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By 12:45 a.m., the streets were crowded with people leaving the museum. Wallace's SUV stopped at a red light at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and South Fairfax Avenue, 50 yd (46 m) away. A dark-colored 1994–1996
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suggested that Wallace and Shakur's murders might have been the result of the East Coast–West Coast feud and motivated by financial gain for the record companies, because the rappers were worth more dead than alive.
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city to conduct a thorough investigation, which uncovered previously undisclosed evidence, much of which was in the desk or cabinet of Det. Steven Katz, the lead detective in the Wallace investigation.
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The criminal investigation into Wallace's murder was re-opened in July 2006 to look for new evidence to help the city defend the civil lawsuits brought by the Wallace family. Retired LAPD detective
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left shoulder and the third hit his left thigh and exited through his inner thigh. The report specified that the third bullet struck "the left side of the scrotum, causing a very shallow,
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had closed the party early because of smoking, loud music and overcrowding. Wallace traveled in the front passenger seat alongside his associates Damion "D-Roc" Butler,
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drove to the side of Wallace's Suburban. The driver of the Impala, a black male wearing a light blue suit and bow tie, lowered his window, drew a 9 mm blue-steel
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to kill Wallace and make both deaths appear to be the result of the rap rivalry. The book stated that one of Mack's alleged associates, Amir Muhammad, was the
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The documents centered around interviews by numerous police officers with an incarcerated informant who had been a cellmate of imprisoned Rampart officer
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In alluding to Sullivan and Poole's theory that formed the basis of the Wallace family's dismissed $ 500 million lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles,
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in which he stated that he had hired security because he feared for his safety. Wallace mentioned that he had done so not only because of the ongoing
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Immediately following the shooting, reports surfaced linking Wallace's murder with that of Shakur's six months earlier, due to similarities in the
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in the early hours of March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. He was 24 years old. Prior to the event, Wallace promoted his second studio album
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as "one of the longest running and most contentious celebrity cases in history." The Wallace suit had asked for $ 500 million from the city.
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gang member and an associate of Knight, died on July 24, 2003, after being shot in the back while riding his motorcycle in
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altered his declarations to include words that he had never said. Hackie took full blame for filing a false declaration.
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A later 2005 story by Chuck Philips alleged that an informant for the Poole-Sullivan theory, Psycho Mike, was a
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On April 16, 2007, relatives of Wallace filed a second wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles.
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The suit also named two LAPD officers in the center of the investigation into the Rampart scandal, Perez and
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Estate of Wallace v. City of Los Angeles, 229 F.R.D. 163 (C.D. Cal. 2005);Reid, Shaheem (July 5, 2004).
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printed conflicting theories of the murder in different sections of the paper. The Metro section of the
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six months prior, but because security was simply a necessity for high-profile celebrities.
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suit against the city of Los Angeles was finally dismissed in 2010. It was described by
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noted that Philips' article "demolished" the Poole-Sullivan theory of Wallace's murder.
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and fired at the Suburban. Four bullets hit Wallace. Wallace's entourage rushed him to
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carrying Bad Boy Records' director of security, Paul Offord, and driven by an off-duty
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and was booed by some of the audience. The next morning, he was scheduled to travel to
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felt that Wallace's death, along with that of Shakur, "was nearly the end of rap."
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traveled in the other vehicle with Eugene "Gene" Deal, Anthony "Tone" Jacobs,
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reported that police suspected a connection between Wallace's death and the
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was produced based on Poole's investigation and Sullivan's book, and cast
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was later challenged in a letter by the Assistant Managing Editor of the
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Lichtblau, Eric; Philips, Chuck; Coker, Cheo Hodari (March 10, 1997).
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who killed Wallace. The theory was based on evidence provided by an
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officers were responsible for Wallace's death. Retired LAPD officer
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Estate of Christopher G.L. Wallace v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
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Estate of Christopher G.L. Wallace v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
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named Psycho Mike and the general resemblance of Muhammad to the
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and a known Bloods affiliate, of conspiring with corrupt
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The American rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as
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and driver Kenny Story. The two SUVs were trailed by a
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In 2007, Wallace's mother, Voletta Wallace; his widow,
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Duvoisin, Marc; Sullivan, Randall (January 12, 2006).
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and awarded the Wallace family its attorneys' fees.
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Instead, on the evening of March 8, he and the 1581:"Informant in Rap Star's Slaying Admits Hearsay" 1532:"Man No Longer Under Scrutiny in Rapper's Death" 792:In April 2002, Wallace's mother Voletta filed a 1264:"Review: Rappers' deaths probed in 'LAbyrinth'" 1258: 1256: 468:, Wallace left with his entourage in two green 1322:"Witness in B.I.G. case says his memory's bad" 1070:"The Unsolved Mystery of the Notorious B.I.G." 1033:"Gangsta rap performer Notorious B.I.G. slain" 2009:Notorious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1886: 1667:"LAPD launching new Notorious BIG task force" 1351:"New Theories Stir Speculation On Rap Deaths" 1344: 1342: 732:with admitted memory lapses who confessed to 310:was scheduled for release on March 25, 1997. 8: 1026: 1024: 329:entourage attended an after-party hosted by 284:". On March 5, he gave a radio interview to 1893: 1879: 1871: 1776: 1774: 1293:"Slain rapper's family keeps pushing suit" 1151:"Notorious B.I.G. Autopsy Report Released" 993: 991: 313:On March 7, Wallace presented an award to 40: 31: 2393:Violence against men in the United States 1126:nevereatshreddedwheat # (March 9, 1997). 1637:"LAPD Renews Search for Rapper's Killer" 1216:"Personal Dispute Is Focus of Rap Probe" 1149:Horowitz, Steven J. (December 7, 2012). 222:; and his children, T'yanna Jackson and 1847:"Suit in slain rapper case is rejected" 1501:Trounson, Rebecca (February 22, 2012). 914: 524:, where doctors performed an emergency 2383:March 1997 crimes in the United States 1068:Sullivan, Randall (December 5, 2005). 751:, investigative journalist and author 650:, based on information from the book. 562:Wallace's death was mourned by fellow 508:police officer named Reggie Blaylock. 175:pistol (exact model and brand unknown) 2408:East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry 2398:Unsolved murders in the United States 2289:East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry 1377:"L.A. 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Index

Murder of Christopher Wallace

Petersen Automotive Museum
Coordinates
34°03′46.0″N 118°21′41.2″W / 34.062778°N 118.361444°W / 34.062778; -118.361444
PST
UTC−08:00
Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. "The Notorious B.I.G."
Sean Combs, a.k.a. "Puff Daddy"
Murder
drive-by shooting
9mm
the Notorious B.I.G.
drive-by shooting
Life After Death
Faith Evans
Christopher Jordan "CJ" Wallace
wrongful death
Los Angeles Police Department
corrupt
Greg Kading
Marion "Suge" Knight
Death Row Records
murder of Tupac Shakur
Los Angeles
California
Life After Death
music video
Hypnotize
The Dog House

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