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LAbyrinth

The True Story of City of Lies, the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. and the Implication of the Los Angeles Police Department

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LAbyrinth

By: Randall Sullivan
Narrated by: Kevin Free
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Acclaimed journalist Randall Sullivan follows Russell Poole, a highly decorated LAPD detective who in 1997 was called to investigate a controversial cop-on-cop shooting, eventually to discover that the officer killed was tied to Marion “Suge” Knight’s notorious gangsta rap label, Death Row Records. During his investigation, Poole came to realize that a growing cadre of black officers were allied not only with Death Row, but with the murderous Bloods street gang. And incredibly, Poole began to uncover evidence that at least some of these “gangsta cops” may have been involved in the murders of rap superstars Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.

Igniting a firestorm of controversy in the music industry and the Los Angeles media, the hardcover publication of LAbyrinth helped to prompt two lawsuits against the LAPD (one brought by the widow and mother of Notorious B.I.G., the other brought by Poole himself) that may finally bring this story completely out of the shadows.

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timeline is a bit off for those who don't know the story but other than that it's one of the best books. very in depth

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Detective Russell Poole is a hero for exposing the corruption of the LAPD and their failure to properly investigate and prosecute those involved in the deaths of Tupac and Biggie out of fear of what it would actually reveal and who it would implicate. The conduct by the LAPD and the senior brass in derailing Detective Poole’s investigation was appalling. The sheer level of corruption revealed by Detective Poole’s investigation is mind-blowing. RIP Russell Poole.

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