The Murder Trial of Biggie Smalls Rathbone, William Unit 7 Assignment CJ 101
Wallace Biggie was one of the most powerful rappers before getting murdered in drive by shooting in March of 1997. At time he was killed the police had many theories of why he got murdered on that day. The police had multiple suspects about who did it but wasn’t sure of who or why they murdered Biggie Smalls. On that day Biggie was on his way to the hotel from the music party. When his SUV came up to the stop light, he could hear someone call his name, so he rolled his back window down to see who that’s when he was shot multiple times in the torso and then the suspects drove away from the murder. When the police started their investigation, they found that multiple cars where involved in the murder of Wallace Biggie Smalls. They found that Sean Combs was in the front car. While Biggies friends James and Caesar was in the car with him. They only witnesses were his friends James and Caesar they could provide the best description of the shooter. That’s when they told the police that2 cars where involved in the murder. The defense side of the case are the people from the records company they would be the people who went to the party that
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The Murder of Chris Wallace One of the most influential artist in the music industry of all-time, had his life cut short due to one fatal bullet. The murder of Chris Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls, was a loss felt around the world. Justice was never brought forward for the family and close friends, no one was ever taken into custody or charged with the account of murder. Although there were suspects and conspiracies formed the murder of Biggie Smalls was never solved. However, strong evidence and extensive study and research does lead to two people as prime suspects involved in killing Biggie Smalls.
by several alias’ Biggie, Biggie Smalls or Notorious B.I.G. It was on March 9th, 1997 Mr. Wallace was shot four times, in a drive by shooting on his way to his hotel room after attending an awards ceremony and an after party. We will prove beyond a shadow of a duty that Mr. David Mack had the means and the motive to carry out this crime. We will call several witnesses, who saw Mr. Mack at the award ceremony, my hope is in the name of justice you will find the suspect guilty of the murder of Christopher Wallace. Thank you.
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This proves that they do believe someone did kill him. While reaching for evidence I found” An unknown gunman in a white Cadillac shot him four times in the chest at a
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