THE DOSSIER

As Detective Lyga’s career twisted in the wind following the shooting death of Kevin Gaines, he would face a multitude of attacks from inside and outside the LAPD. It was just days after the incident that the Gaines family would hire Johnny Cochran as their attorney, who along with Carl Douglas immediately began to paint Lyga as an “out-of-control racist cop.” At the same time, the Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) investigation continued, headed by LAPD’s Robbery Homicide Detectives, while the District Attorney’s office considered charges stemming from the incident. Newly appointed LAPD Chief Bernard Parks would put Detective Lyga through three separate Shooting Boards, something never done to an LAPD officer before or since. Frank Lyga would find an ally inside the department, from one of the LAPD officers investigating the Gaines shooting — Robbery Homicide Detective Russell Poole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When any police department gets into trouble, leadership will do their best to triage the problems right away. At the biggest police departments like the LAPD or NYPD, a lot of times these internal task forces are developed, wherein seasoned investigators along with a version of Internal Affairs decide to roll up their sleeves and go after their own. But do they really? In these circumstances, sometimes begrudgingly, police departments will put together joint task forces that include FBI agents, and that is where the fun really starts. Because if you know anything about law enforcement, you know that no cops really like the FBI. My knowledge about Rampart, and some of the investigative bodies comes from Phil Carson and what he talked about on Season 1 of The Dossier. He was brought in as an FBI agent in the Public Corruption Division of the FBI to work with LAPD investigators as a part of RAMFIT. But again, I don’t want to get ahead of ourselves here. Let’s take this step by step, to really find out WHAT the LAPD did right after they realized their own officers were robbing banks, stealing coke, beating people up, planting guns and drugs - and oh yeah, they also are working inside Death Row Records for Suge Knight. SO WHAT DID THEY DO?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the immediate aftermath of the death of Kevin Gaines, the story of the cop versus cop shootout in broad daylight would become world news within 24 hours of the incident. While Frank Lyga received support in the hours after the shooting all the way up to Chief Willie Williams, soon after the narrative would begin to change. Especially as the Gaines family hired Johnny Cochran, and then-Head of Internal Affairs Bernard Parks pulled his personnel package. As former detective Lyga takes us through those initial hours and days following the shooting, for the first time on record he tells Don Sikorski what he now believes regarding Kevin Gaines’ motivations & actions on that fateful day. That includes an eerie coincidence regarding the gas station where Gaines’ life would end on March 18th, 1997. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you say the name Rampart to anyone, maybe they have heard and identify it with an immense police scandal inside the Los Angeles Police Department. In this podcast, I believe if you counted, it has been mentioned 100s of times. There also is case to be made that when people say RAMPART, they might tell you they know what the story is, BUT DO THEY REALLY understand and know the various aspects of it? Now coming up on its 25 year anniversary, I felt the need to really go back in time for my own personal knowledge to examine each aspect of it. In the words of famed journalist and author Randall Sullivan, Rampart might be the biggest LIE that an American police department has ever spun. Even more importantly, I wanted to undertake this exercise because I have a feeling very soon, Rampart will be back in the American cultural zeitgeist with television specials or documentary series, everyone in TV loves an anniversary, so for me I am just getting a head start. With the Dossier, what I have tried to do is base my reporting and investigating on a road map, and the road map I want to use for these series of episodes on Rampart, is a document titled: The Los Angeles Police Department Board of Inquiry into the Rampart Area Corruption Incident, authored by the illustrious Los Angeles ex-Chief of Police Bernard C. Parks written March 1, 2000. I will be pulling information from the report, written by the police department itself to see, where are the lies, where are the contradictions, and where is the spin. Maybe at this point three years post scandal, the LAPD decided it was time to come clean, or MAYBE this report was the NARRATIVE that Parks wanted to be cemented in History. We will find out together some of those answers and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 18th, 1997 - The events of that afternoon would have far reaching effects that are still felt to this day. Detective Frank Lyga’s life and career were never the same. That could also be said for the Los Angeles Police Department, which immediately faced a racial divide among fellow officers that only grew more intense once Gaines’ family hired attorney Johnny Cochran. It also served as the match that would eventually turn into the flame that became the Rampart Scandal and engulfed the city of Los Angeles. In greater detail then ever before, Frank Lyga takes listeners through the events of that fateful day, second by second. As Don Sikorski spoke to Lyga about the incident, it became clear just how much the granular minutia of that day are burned into his memory forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rehashing the day after Biggie was killed is old news, for you maybe it isn’t. What isn’t old news is Chuck Philips’ article on March 10th of 1997. In reading this for the first time with fresh eyes, it’s like staring at a painting in the Louvre for three days, and on the fourth, you find a different pattern. The headline of the article reads “Gangsta Rap Performer Notorious B.I.G. Slain.” Barely 24 hours after the murder of Biggie, the narratives being pushed by the LAPD begin to form through their future mouthpiece – the LA Times & Chuck Philips. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since March of 1997, former LAPD Detective Frank Lyga has been an enigma, followed by whispers and innuendo regarding his involvement in the shooting death of fellow LAPD officer Kevin Gaines. With the exception of a 23 year old interview with PBS Frontline, the notoriously press shy Lyga has never gone on the record about his time at the LAPD with anyone inside the media. Because of that, very little is known about the man outside of what transpired on March 18th, 1997. That’s about to change. In part one of a series of exclusive interviews with Don Sikorski, former detective Lyga gives us his origin story. He talks about what led him to joining the LAPD, as well as his career as a police officer prior to the events that changed his life in an instant. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was in 1995, that the relationship between Chuck Philips and his obsession with Suge and Death Row Records started. Suge Knight was cold and calculating, and any journalist allowed around him at that time would have been part of a quid pro quo or they would have been intimidated by Suge with threats of violence. Suge trusted Chuck, but more importantly, Suge understood the power of the LA Times, and what it could do for him, Death Row Records, and his stable of artists. It might be hard to pinpoint when Chuck decided to start manipulating the truth and go down a deep and dark rabbit hole inside the East Coast vs. West Coast strife. But in a puff piece on Dr Dre, a series of paragraphs starts to indicate to the reader what would become Chuck’s obsession. That was the battle between Hip-Hop and the Cops in the LAPD, NYPD, FBI, and even DEA. In Chuck's writing, I think this is where — and I am not being hyperbolic — his career in journalism shifted. ~ Don Sikorski Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randall Sullivan has built a journalistic legacy over the course of his career. He was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone for over 20 years, and his work has been published in places like the Washington Post, Esquire & Guardian. He also has authored numerous books, including The Curse of Oak Island, The Price of Experience, Untouchable, The Miracle Detective, LAbyrinth & Dead Wrong. As Randall and Don continue their conversation, they touch on a number of topics related to the murder of Biggie, Rampart & much more… Here’s Part 2 of Don Sikorski’s interview with Randall Sullivan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2002, Randall Sullivan decided to publish LAbyrinth, what I consider the best piece of journalism ever written about the LAPD cover up of the murder of Biggie. I can still vividly remember reading the book and realizing that I too wanted to become a reporter, an investigator, a writer. In some ways, you can make a case that Randall’s work inspired me and was a pivotal moment in my life. To imagine that almost 20 years later that I would become Randall’s friend and co-worker is staggering to think about. He remains a hero, and he remains a beacon of intense reporting and writing. I will never be able to write as eloquently as Randall, but I will say my investigative skills have improved. It’s hard to believe that I would end up an Executive Producer of City of Lies, which was based on LAbyrinth. A full circle moment, to be sure. For Season 2 of The Dossier, I felt the need to go back to Randall, have a conversation and get some insight. Here’s Part 1 of my interview with Randall Sullivan. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It must be five years now that I have kept a color-coded binder of information under my desk inside my home office. The binder was sent by a fellow television producer, and it was very thorough. The full Dossier is a catalogue of the work of a journalist who has worked for the LA Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Rolling Stone, Spin, the Village Voice, the hip-hop bible Source Magazine, and many others. The name of this journalist is Chuck Philips. What if I explained to you, I know for a fact that Chuck Philips has information, evidence, tape recordings, and most likely a treasure trove of documents that would answer the questions on who killed Tupac Shakur, who killed Biggie Smalls, who at the LAPD had enough power to cover it up, and why? The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After coming across Waymon Anderson’s name in numerous LAPD, FBI and civil trial documents, Don Sikorski tries to unpack his story in relation to the murder of Biggie. We take a closer look at documents from a Habeas Corpus hearing in 2008, and the testimony Waymon Anderson gave under oath in open court. Sikorski is re-joined by fellow Dossier producer John Anagnopoulos to discuss the relationship between Anderson and disgraced former LA Times journalist Chuck Philips. Episode note - We would like to thank RJ Bond for the audio excerpts of his prison interview with Waymon Anderson. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In June of 2005, the Wallace Family Civil Trial was in court, the wheels of justice were spinning. On a Friday afternoon Perry Sanders told the Court and the judge that he'd received a telephone call from someone claiming to be a former officer of the LAPD. This person in the phone call provided detailed information about the existence of evidence concerning the Biggie murder. The judge directed the Wallace family lawyers to provide to the City of LA, all available information about this development and directed the City of LA to conduct a thorough investigation. The trial was temporarily adjourned. As a result of the search of Robbery-Homicide undisclosed evidence was discovered, much of which was in the desk or cabinet of Detective Steven Katz, the lead detective in the Biggie Murder investigation. The documents centered around interviews by numerous police officers of Kenneth Boagni, who had been Rafael Perez’s cellmate for some extended period of time. Kenneth Boagni re-joins Don Sikorski to discuss a number of topics related to ’The Forgotten Files’ in this week’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we’ve discussed in detail, the city and the LAPD continually hid the existence of information, as well as witnesses from the Wallace family and their attorneys – while claiming there was no evidence connecting their officers to the murder of Biggie. From Kenneth Boagni to Mario Hammonds & Eric Fairmon, the city of Los Angeles played keep away, trying to hide anything supporting the Wallace family’s theory of the case. Well, there’s more where that came from. Beginning on page 15 of the legal filing, the lawyers for Miss Wallace and Biggie’s family outline the information and evidence that the city and the LAPD knew about and decided to not only hide from the Wallace estate, but they decided that this evidence and information was not worthy of further investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s bonus episode, Criminal Minded Media's Don Sikorski and Senior Producer John Anagnopoulos of The Dossier Season II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, continue their dissection of the FBI documents from the Biggie Smalls murder investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In January of 2001, the LAPD instituted a formal internal affairs investigation bearing LAPD Internal Affairs number CF-01-0190. In what might be the most explosive revelation from the IA report, the LAPD itself alleged that David Mack and Rafael Perez conspired to murder and assisted in the Murder of Biggie. The paragraph above is the sole reason I am recording Season 2 of The Dossier. I have cited several names throughout the first four episodes, but starting now, is where I will begin to tell you in exacting detail, the individuals within the LAPD who covered up Biggie’s murder per the documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After CMM's Don Sikorski is contacted by ex-LAPD Detective Frank Lyga, we take a closer look the facts and rumors surrounding Kevin Gaines. While he’s always been connected to the Biggie murder, was Gaines also involved in the killing of Tupac in Las Vegas? We also check in with RJ Bond, our resident Tupac expert, to get his thoughts on Kevin Gaines. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media & DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The game was clear, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The City of Los Angeles knew if they could just get to trial and hide all the David Mack and Suge Knight evidence, their chances against the Wallace Family were pretty good. They could beat the Wallace Family lawyers and save the LAPD from financial ruin. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we continue analyzing the legal filing introduced in Episode 2, it just gets more interesting – and more unbelievable. First, we introduce a witness who contacted both the LAPD and City Attorney Don Vincent with information pertinent to the murder of Biggie. Why did the City of Los Angeles hide this information from the Wallace family and their attorneys for over two years? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"In setting out to record a second round of episodes, there was something that didn’t sit right with me," says Criminal Minded Media's Don Sikorski. There is a legal filing that I always have in my backpack — I know without a shadow of a doubt, that inside this document are the final answers as to the actual evidence that exists inside the walls of the LAPD, and inside the file cabinets of LAPD’s Robbery Homicide. In these upcoming episodes I am not going to talk about rumors or innuendo. Like a prosecutor you see in any great crime show, I am going to explain, piece by piece in a forensic manner, the hardcore evidence that exists to tell listeners for one final time - who killed Biggie, who covered it up and why. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files is a production of Criminal Minded Media, DCP Entertainment and Action Park Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we like to say on The Dossier, the evidence is all there in black & white. In this week’s bonus episode, Criminal Minded Media's Don Sikorski and Senior Producer John Anagnopoulos of The Dossier Season II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, begin a dissection of the FBI documents from the Biggie Smalls murder investigation. The Dossier Season II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, is a production of Criminal Minded Media, DCP Entertainment, and Action Park Media. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:10 - Introduction to Season Two 00:05:05 - Implication of David Mack 00:08:03 - LAPD Involvement before Russell Poole 00:10:51 - Importance of Miss Wallace's Call 00:12:00 - Photos and Mario Hammonds 00:17:35 - FBI and Law Enforcement Agencies' Consensus 00:19:05 - Future Episodes and Audience Questions 00:21:52 - David Mack's Legal Defense and Donald Ray 00:24:27 - Importance of David Kenner 00:28:31 - False Claims of Amir Mohammed's Alibi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we ended up production of Season One of The Dossier, Criminal Minded Media's Don Sikorski had begun a quest to track down the alleged coconspirators of the plot to murder The Notorious B.I.G., rogue ex-LAPD officers Raphael Perez and David Mack. In this episode Sikorski attempts to get an agreement done with Mack to tell his story. Welcome to Season Two of The Dossier. A special thanks to Richard Phillips, Kevin Connolly, Nicole Luciano, John Anagnopoulos, Phil Carson, Sergio Robledo, Brad Furman and Jess Fuerst, Zion, RJ Bond, Randall Sullivan, Perry Sanders, Grace Sikorski, Little D, Chris Colbert, DCP Entertainment and many others who have helped me to investigate, distribute, create and release The Dossier. The Dossier Season II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, is a production of Criminal Minded Media, DCP Entertainment, and Action Park Media. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:12 - David Mack's Background and Arrest 00:01:47 - Tracking Down Alleged Co-Conspirators 00:04:32 - The Enigma of David Mack 00:06:21 - Engaging David Mack in Conversation 00:17:40 - Meeting Harry Billups and the LAPD 00:18:27 - Mack's Behavior and Reactions 00:19:23 - LAPD Involvement and Russ Poole's Claims 00:20:23 - Phil Carson's Report and Mack's Demeanor 00:22:53 - Negotiating a Deal with Mack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, we are releasing the Mario Hammonds deposition in its entirety, as he's questioned by Rob Frank, one of the lawyers for Voletta Wallace. Also included in today’s episode, the late Sergio Robleto and Don Sikorski discuss Sikorski’s secret meeting with Hammonds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dossier: the LAPD Cover Up of the Murder of Biggie is back, with two investigative angles - a dissection of all the investigative files in the cover-up, and an examination on how the LA Times and a rogue journalist named Chuck Phillips created a public narrative of lies and misdirection. Dossier II: The Secret Biggie Files, coming October 23rd wherever you listen to podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Bonus Episode, James Rosemond discusses how the government turned friends and allies into weapons against him. He and Don Sikorski also begin breaking down the murder charges he faced after the death of Lowell Fletcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have been investigating the case of James Rosemond for six years, through all his federal criminal trials, and in doing a reconciliation of the story, I keep going back to two major points that need explaining and examination. The first is the idea that Jimmy has a harsher sentence than El Chapo, and just put that into context, El Chapo led an organization that imported billions of dollars’ worth of drugs. Rosemond is alleged by the government to have run an organization with five guys, who dabbled in the drug game, El Chapo laundered billions of dollars through American banks, while government at trial never proved or showed evidence that Jimmy laundered any money, it was the exact opposite. So just think about the dichotomy of the federal criminal justice system, and levers of power that has allowed for this to transpire. The second part that I need to reconcile, is the story behind Jimmy’s pardon by President Donald Trump, and his administration, for that part of the story, I will use a Washington Post article and exclusive audio I recorded with Jimmy around his experience, and what exactly happened from his perspective, the story of the pardon has taken on more importance as it has floated through the appeals court, and the Justice Department has responded to Jimmy’s lawyer. It is a bizarre epilogue to Jimmy’s story as he remains behind bars currently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Maffeo has been a high profile criminal defense attorney in New York for decades. He was James Rosemond's lawyer in both of the murder for hire trials. Listen to Part 2. of the interview with Don Sikorski and Maffeo discussing Rosemond's case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Maffeo has been a high profile criminal defense attorney in New York for decades. He was James Rosemond's lawyer in both of the murder for hire trials. He sat down with Don Sikorski to discuss Rosemond's case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before diving deeper into the murder for hire trial, James Rosemond reflects on his life, mentally surviving prison & his unwavering belief that he will one day walkout through those prison gates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After being given 7 life sentences on drug charges, the government apparently felt they hadn’t buried James Rosemond far enough beneath the jail. He would soon be indicted on murder for hire charges in the death of G-Unit affiliate Lowell Fletcher. Rosemond & Don Sikorski begin detailing the government’s allegations surrounding Fletcher’s killing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Rosemond a.k.a. Jimmy Henchmand, must watch as former friends and allies testify against him in order to avoid jail time. He reflects on the trial and the lack of evidence that was used to convict him Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reeling from losing Jeff Lichtman as his attorney, Rosemond scrambles to find a new lawyer who can handle his case. Two former associates of Jimmy go on the record, disputing the government’s narrative of the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Lichtman is one of the best criminal defense attorneys of his generation, once defending El Chapo and John Gotti Jr. He discusses his longtime client Jimmy Rosemond and the lengths prosecutors took to get him thrown off Jimmy’s defense team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, we are releasing the Mario Hammonds deposition in its entirety, as he's questioned by Rob Frank, one of the lawyers for Voletta Wallace. Also included in today’s episode, the late Sergio Robleto and Don Sikorski discuss Sikorski’s secret meeting with Hammonds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the investigation picks up steam, several of Rosemond’s close friends and associates are targeted by Kaminsky. As the walls close in, Jimmy makes the decision to go on the run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US Attorney Todd Kaminsky becomes obsessed with the rap game and Jimmy Henchman, starting his investigation in earnest. He will have an unlikely ally in reporter Chuck Phillips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Rosemond is pulled into another rap war, this time involving 50 Cent and The Game. This beef will spiral out of control, eventually involving Rosemond’s family and law enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Ethan Brown writes a profile on James Rosemond for Vibe Magazine, he becomes the target of others in the media, most notably Chuck Phillips of the LA Times. These articles will put Rosemond in the crosshairs of law enforcement and Todd Kaminsky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Sikorski speaks with RJ Bond about the breaking news coming out of Las Vegas on Tuesday - that Vegas PD served a search warrant in nearby Henderson, Nevada, related to the murder of Tupac Shakur. RJ shares his thoughts on who the search warrant targeted and what could come next in the police investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite being arrested and sent back to prison, James Rosemond continues his rise in the entertainment industry. He reaches the pinnacle after negotiating the Mike Tyson/Lennox Lewis fight and signing his own rap superstar, The Game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William ‘Bill’ Courtney spent his career investigating street figures and their connection to hip hop. He gives us his perspective from the law enforcement side on James Rosemond, Haitian Jack, Tupac and others involved in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While entering Quad Studios to meet Jimmy for a recording session, Tupac Shakur is robbed and shot in the lobby. The incident will haunt Jimmy forever and start the infamous East vs West rap war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing up on the streets of Brooklyn, Jimmy Ace becomes one of the most feared gangsters in the city. After serving time in Rikers Island, however, Jimmy makes his play to go legit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist Don Sikorski goes in search of David Mack and Rafael Perez. The closing episode of Season One of The Dossier leaves more questions than answers. Will the FBI reopen this case based on the evidence and the story of Phil Carson? Will Ms. Wallace and Perry Sanders refile the civil case against the City of Los Angeles and the LAPD? Finally, will there ever be justice in the murder of Hip-Hop's biggest star? Please stay tuned for updates on the case and look out for Season 2 of The Dossier, launching soon. Special thanks to Griff, Nicole Luciano, Rick Phillips, Dave Sikorski, John Anagnopoulos, Brandon Blackburn, Mike Caruso, Seth Lawrence, Andy Hill, Andrew Rath, Adam Leibner, and all the listeners of Season One, thank you for all the support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil Carson interviewed Eugene Deal in 2004 as part of his sprawling FBI investigation into the murder of Biggie. Now, 17 years later, the two of them are reunited to discuss their individual journeys inside the case and the lies that have evolved over the course of time. Phil and Gene also talk about a mysterious photograph that is in the possession of the LAPD that points to the triggerman in the murder of Biggie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director Brad Furman has spent the last two years working on the feature film City of Lies, starring Johnny Depp and Forrest Whitaker. The film is based on Randall Sullivan's book Labyrinth, which delves into LAPD Robbery Homicide Investigator Russell Poole's work. Don Sikorski, Furman, and Producer Jess Fuerst talk through the movie's origin story, the battle for truth in the case, and the Wallace Family's involvement in the movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Randall Sullivan has investigated the LAPD cover-up of Biggie for close to 20 years. His two books Labyrinth and the sequel Dead Wrong, are really the Bibles when it comes to information on how the LAPD, City of Los Angeles, and US Attorney inside Los Angeles orchestrated the cover-up. Randall sits down with Phil Carson and Don Sikorski for a wide-ranging conversation, and new information on Perry Sanders refiling the lawsuit against the LAPD and City of Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filmmaker/Journalist RJ Bond sets the record straight with Don Sikorski about his vast work surrounding both the Biggie and Tupac cases. He talks about the final days of Russell Poole and the internal dynamics of the Los Angeles Police Department and the City. RJ also delves into his history investigating the Compton Police Department, Death Row, and Reggie Wright Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reggie Wright Jr goes on the record with Phil Carson about the murder of Biggie. Reggie also talks about his relationship with the FBI and Death Row Records . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Phil Carson opened an FBI Investigation into the LAPD corruption and the cover-up of Biggie's murder, he was one of a handful of FBI assigned to a federal task force called RAMFIT. This task force was supposed to look into all the officers inside the Rampart Division and track down the alleged crimes defined by Rafael Perez's deal with the LA District Attorney. The pattern of deception between Phil Carson and officials at the LAPD and City Attorney started with Rampart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices