Police have been forced to apologise to the family of Notorious B.I.G. after they opened a sealed report on his death without informing them. The rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was shot dead in 1997 and the culprit has never been found. [Left: Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls and Right: The cast members of Notorious, a biopic of the rapper's life] Los Angeles police cited an "administrative error" as the reason Wallace's family was not contacted, says The Hollywood Reporter. Captain Billy Hayes, who is leading the Robbery-Homicide Division investigating the killing, said in a statement: "Detectives had intended to notify Mr Wallace's family prior to releasing the report.
"Our detectives personally spoke with the Wallace family... and apologised for not notifying them." Wallace was (more)...
"Our detectives personally spoke with the Wallace family... and apologised for not notifying them." Wallace was (more)...
- 12/9/2012
- by By Charlotte Grant-West
- Digital Spy
Los Angeles — Police detectives apologized to the family of Notorious B.I.G. for failing to warn them about the planned release of his autopsy report more than 15 years after he died in a drive-by shooting, the Los Angeles Police Department said Saturday.
The detectives had intended to notify the rapper's family, but the report was released prematurely "due to an administrative error," the department said in a statement.
"Our detectives personally spoke with the Wallace family (Friday) night, and apologized for not notifying them prior to the release" said Capt. Billy Hayes, who heads Lapd's Robbery-Homicide Division, which is investigating the killing. "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."
Los Angeles County's Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey said a security hold placed on the...
The detectives had intended to notify the rapper's family, but the report was released prematurely "due to an administrative error," the department said in a statement.
"Our detectives personally spoke with the Wallace family (Friday) night, and apologized for not notifying them prior to the release" said Capt. Billy Hayes, who heads Lapd's Robbery-Homicide Division, which is investigating the killing. "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."
Los Angeles County's Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey said a security hold placed on the...
- 12/9/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
When Billy Hayes is caught by Turkish customs officers trying to smuggle hash out of the country he suddenly finds himself caught up in a draconian, harsh judicial and prison system. Initially hopeful of a more lenient sentence, he is eventually convicted of drug trafficking rather than possession and in the face of several decades rather than just several years at the hands of corrupt, violent and abusive prison guards, he begins to crack.
*****
Although the film begins with “based on true events”, the cast and crew are candid enough throughout the impressive and educational extras to admit to the sequence of re-writes that caused the final screenplay to depart a little from its factual roots. Nonetheless, what remains is a powerful and savage indictment of corruption and brutality and it comes as no surprise to hear how displeased Turkey were with the prospect of a film being based on...
*****
Although the film begins with “based on true events”, the cast and crew are candid enough throughout the impressive and educational extras to admit to the sequence of re-writes that caused the final screenplay to depart a little from its factual roots. Nonetheless, what remains is a powerful and savage indictment of corruption and brutality and it comes as no surprise to hear how displeased Turkey were with the prospect of a film being based on...
- 12/20/2011
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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