FBI
End B.I.G. Murder Probe
03-13-05
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(antiMUSIC) The FBI has closed their investigation
into the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G., according to the Los Angeles
Times. The FBI probe reportedly focused on a Los Angeles police officer
and rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight as the primary suspects.
B.I.G. was murdered on March 9, 1997 following an industry party at the
Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
Controversy around the murder abounds with
accusations of an organized cover-up by B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace.
Wallace is suing the city of Los Angeles for wrongful-death and claims
that the Los Angeles Police Department has covered up police involvement
in the murder by a reported rogue officer. That case goes to trial
on April 12th and may have contributed to the FBI shutting down their investigation.
The lead agent in the FBI investigation,
Philip J. Carson, has been subpoenaed to testify at the Wallace trial.
The investigation reportedly was shutdown shortly after the FBI discovered
that Carson had met with Wallace's attorneys.
Wallace's attorney, Perry Sanders, claims
that an unidentified source said that the LAPD pressured the FBI to end
their investigation. The FBI denied the allegation. Louis J. Caprino Jr.,
acting head of the criminal division of the FBI's Los Angeles field office
said that they closed the investigation in January after they determined
that "there was no basis for prosecution" and that Carson's meetings with
attorneys for Wallace was not a factor in shutting down the probe, according
to an MTV report.
The FBI has reportedly informed Wallace's
attorneys that agent Carson would not testify and they have ordered the
agent to cut off all contact with Wallace's legal team.
The LAPD investigation into the murder
remains open.
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