Notorious B.I.G. autopsy: LAPD apologizes to Biggie Smalls' family

AHipHopLovers

The LAPD said in a statement Saturday that the department has apologized for going public with a coroner's report on Christopher Wallace's death before speaking with the rap/hip hop star's family.

Wallace, known as Biggie Smalls, was killed by a still unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in 1997.

Police said because of an administrative error, the autopsy report was released before Wallace's family was notified.

"Our detectives personally spoke with the Wallace family last night, and apologized for not notifying them prior to the release," said LAPD Capt. Billy Hayes, commanding officer of Robbery-Homicide Division.

"Obviously this has been a challenging case for us to solve. We hope that witnesses or other people with information will come forward and give us the clues we need to solve this case."

Police said "the decision to release the autopsy report was done as an investigative tool, in the hopes that releasing the report would stimulate additional interest or bring forth witnesses or clues in the case."

Detectives assigned to the case continue to seek additional information and clues to the homicide that occurred in 1997. Wallace was fatally shot while leaving a music industry event outside the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997.

Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact detectives at 1-877-527-3247 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-877-527-3247 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous



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soul rattler

? how about apologizing for refusing to close the case on Biggie and Tupac's murders i.e. who did it, who was involved, and disclosing evidence?

How about apologizing for wrongly arresting, convicting, and turning penetaries into racial institutions of modern day slavery?

How about apologizing for killing innocent people and letting your murderous policemen roam free to ? again?

bull6599

Them muthafuckas have known for years who did it...they just haven't told us. IMO neither the LVPD nor the LAPD will ever officially/publicly close those cases.

BIG & Pac's murders are obviously linked. So much so to the point that its impossible to solve one w/o virtually solving the other. There were likely officers involved in BIG's murder which opens the city to a lawsuit.

As for the LVPD, solving Pac's murder after all if these years w/ the main suspect long dead is basically an admission that they never gave a ? about the case.

AHipHopLovers

This is a serious topic, but man your Beyonce GIF is really distracting.

HerbalVaporCapers

Why are they releasing this now to "stimulate interest" when they could have done the same a long ass time ago?

AHipHopLovers

Real talk. Good point.

blackamerica

Why would they close a case that'll end up implementing themselves. It's obvious the higher ups had Biggie killed and Suge has been made a scapegoat (even though he prolly know who the killer is)

Mr. Caesar

I'm not buying this nonsense. First off, it's been said that when Russell Poole (the lead investigator) uncovered evidence pointing to rogue cops being involved in Big's murder, the higher-ups in the department deliberately torpedoed his case. Secondly, they've been circling the wagons for years, trying to prevent Voletta Wallace from getting justice for Big. She's filed suits against both the police and the city for their roles in Big's killing, and the cover-up that followed.

Lastly, that 'administrative error' line is pure ? . That autopsy was probably leaked on purpose, as a gift-wrapped middle finger to Big's family. It's been 15 years, and they still won't show Big any respect.

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