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*MIBabe03* · 03-11-2005, 04:43 PM

FBI Closes Notorious B.I.G Investigation
Mar 11, 1:37 PM EST

The FBI has closed its investigation into the 1997 murder of rap star Notorious B.I.G., abandoning the theory that a rogue police officer may have been involved in the slaying.

The case was closed after federal prosecutors reviewed the evidence and concluded there was no basis for prosecution, Louis J. Caprino Jr., acting head of the criminal division of the FBI's Los Angeles office, said in Friday's editions of the Los Angeles Times.

Notorious B.I.G., whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was shot to death in March 1997 in front of hundreds of witnesses as he left a music industry party in Los Angeles.

Investigators have pursued various theories, including one that the killing, and that of rap star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas the year before, was the result of a feud between hip hop figures from the East and West coasts.

Shakur was the biggest West Coast hip hop star of his time, and he regularly exchanged insults and threats with Notorious B.I.G., his East Coast counterpart.

The FBI had also spent 18 months investigating the possibility that a rogue Los Angeles police officer working with rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight had orchestrated Notorious B.I.G.'s killing.

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Knight, whose Death Row Records was Shakur's label, has denied any involvement.

Investigators had said the officer, David Mack, owned a car matching the description of one seen speeding from the murder scene. A witness had also placed him at the scene hours before the murder.

However, other information gathered by investigators did not support the theory and detectives turned their attention elsewhere. Mack, who has since been imprisoned for robbing a bank, has denied any involvement in the killing.

FBI officials abandoned the probe in January after learning the lead agent on the case had talked with lawyers for Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, who is suing the Los Angeles Police Department for allegedly covering up police involvement in her son's slaying.

Voletta Wallace's suit, which seeks unspecified damages, is scheduled to go to trial April 12 in federal court in Los Angeles.

FBI officials said the lawsuit had nothing to do with the decision to end the investigation.

isiahthomas · 03-12-2005, 01:43 PM

The police & FBI will never find his killers cause it's not important to them. They look at it as just another ignorant ***** dead. Jam Master Jay, 2Pac, Big L's killers will never be found either.

Censor your swears.

TJL · 03-12-2005, 03:11 PM

Hundreds of witnesses and no one saw anything?

isiahthomas · 03-12-2005, 05:49 PM

Do you really believe people would testify even if they did see who killed him? You know people are scared to death to testify against a killer cause that means their life will be in danger.

GARFIELDKOOL · 03-12-2005, 05:52 PM

I find it kind of funny that the song "Missing You" came out a week after he was killed.

isiahthomas · 03-12-2005, 05:56 PM

I don't like his Life After Death album at all. I was listening to his Ready To Die album last night.

Janice · 03-12-2005, 06:58 PM

I thought that murder cases were never closed. They go into the cold case files, but closed? I'm surprised.

TJL · 03-12-2005, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by isiahthomas

Do you really believe people would testify even if they did see who killed him? You know people are scared to death to testify against a killer cause that means their life will be in danger.

You believe the FBI doesn't care about the case, but in reality its the people who look the other way who don't care.

Tupak was killed and noone saw or knows anything. Notorious B.I.G. is killed and no one saw anything. L'il Kim's entorage is involved in a shootout and she doesn't know anything. Now 50 Cent and The Game know people involved in a recent shooting, and neither of them are saying anything. Law enforcement can't solve a case if everyone involved claims they don't know anything.

03-11-2005, 04:43 PM	#1
MIBabe03 Loving Swingtown! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 28, 2002 Location: TX Posts: 4,646	F.B.I. Closes Notorious B.I.G. Case FBI Closes Notorious B.I.G Investigation Mar 11, 1:37 PM EST The FBI has closed its investigation into the 1997 murder of rap star Notorious B.I.G., abandoning the theory that a rogue police officer may have been involved in the slaying. The case was closed after federal prosecutors reviewed the evidence and concluded there was no basis for prosecution, Louis J. Caprino Jr., acting head of the criminal division of the FBI's Los Angeles office, said in Friday's editions of the Los Angeles Times. Notorious B.I.G., whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was shot to death in March 1997 in front of hundreds of witnesses as he left a music industry party in Los Angeles. Investigators have pursued various theories, including one that the killing, and that of rap star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas the year before, was the result of a feud between hip hop figures from the East and West coasts. Shakur was the biggest West Coast hip hop star of his time, and he regularly exchanged insults and threats with Notorious B.I.G., his East Coast counterpart. The FBI had also spent 18 months investigating the possibility that a rogue Los Angeles police officer working with rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight had orchestrated Notorious B.I.G.'s killing. (...Story Continued from Previous Page) Knight, whose Death Row Records was Shakur's label, has denied any involvement. Investigators had said the officer, David Mack, owned a car matching the description of one seen speeding from the murder scene. A witness had also placed him at the scene hours before the murder. However, other information gathered by investigators did not support the theory and detectives turned their attention elsewhere. Mack, who has since been imprisoned for robbing a bank, has denied any involvement in the killing. FBI officials abandoned the probe in January after learning the lead agent on the case had talked with lawyers for Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, who is suing the Los Angeles Police Department for allegedly covering up police involvement in her son's slaying. Voletta Wallace's suit, which seeks unspecified damages, is scheduled to go to trial April 12 in federal court in Los Angeles. FBI officials said the lawsuit had nothing to do with the decision to end the investigation.
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03-12-2005, 01:43 PM	#2
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	The police & FBI will never find his killers cause it's not important to them. They look at it as just another ignorant *** dead. Jam Master Jay, 2Pac, Big L's killers will never be found either. Censor your swears.**
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03-12-2005, 03:11 PM	#3
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Hundreds of witnesses and no one saw anything?
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03-12-2005, 05:49 PM	#4
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Do you really believe people would testify even if they did see who killed him? You know people are scared to death to testify against a killer cause that means their life will be in danger.

03-12-2005, 05:52 PM	#5
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	I find it kind of funny that the song "Missing You" came out a week after he was killed.

03-12-2005, 05:56 PM	#6
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	I don't like his Life After Death album at all. I was listening to his Ready To Die album last night.

03-12-2005, 06:58 PM	#7
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I thought that murder cases were never closed. They go into the cold case files, but closed? I'm surprised.