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LAPD Faces Civil Trial in Death of Notorius B.I.G.

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By Ed Gordon

Published June 30, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

A wrongful-death civil trial is the setting for a new look at the death of rapper Notorious B.I.G., the man also known as Biggie Smalls. Did the Los Angeles Police Department play a role in his 1997 slaying? Los Angeles Times reporter Chuck Phillips discusses the case with Ed Gordon.

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