FBI Ends Probe Into Killing of Rap Star

[Auggie2k]

FBI Ends Probe Into Killing of Rap Star Bureau discards theory being pursued by its lead agent regarding slaying of Notorious B.I.G.

By Chuck Philips, Times Staff Writer

The FBI has closed an investigation into the 1997 slaying of rap star Notorious B.I.G., abandoning a controversial theory pursued by its lead agent on the case.

The bureau spent 18 months investigating the possibility that a rogue Los Angeles police officer and rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight orchestrated the killing of B.I.G., whose real name was Christopher Wallace.

FBI officials conducted a review of the investigation — and shut it down in January — after learning that Agent Philip J. Carson had discussions with lawyers for Wallace's mother, Voletta Wallace, and had been subpoenaed to testify in her wrongful-death lawsuit against the city.

Louis J. Caprino Jr., acting head of the criminal division of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, said this week that Carson's investigation was closed because federal prosecutors reviewed the evidence he had gathered and "determined that there was no basis for prosecution."

Read the latimes.com story here.

[Mels_Smileys45]

I really think the officer in the LAPD had a hand in the murder. The officer was often photographed wearing red clothing and robbed a bank some time after the murder so he clearly was criminal minded. One of his friends is a dead ringer of sketches based on eye witness reports. It was a nice cover up. Very well done.

[Digital Bliss]

fact of the matter if i were to die today fbi would not get involved so fuck em

[infringer]

Nahhh just cause one lead may seem shabby do they close murder cases and why they would follow one lead for 18 months and not look into other possiblities is beyond me there had to be some serious reasoning behind them following up on this guy for 18months... Some sort of red flag so to spek.

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