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  1. Episode 15: Reggie Wright Jr & Phil Carson

    Temporada 1, episódio 15

    Episode 15: Reggie Wright Jr & Phil Carson

    Reggie Wright Jr goes on the record with Phil Carson about the murder of Biggie. Reggie also talks about his relationship with the FBI and Death Row Records . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 15: FRANK LYGA PT. 3

    Temporada 2, episódio 15

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 15: FRANK LYGA PT. 3

    In the immediate aftermath of the death of Kevin Gaines, the story of the cop versus cop shootout in broad daylight would become world news within 24 hours of the incident.   While Frank Lyga received support in the hours after the shooting all the way up to Chief Willie Williams, soon after the narrative would begin to change. Especially as the Gaines family hired Johnny Cochran, and then-Head of Internal Affairs Bernard Parks pulled his personnel package. As former detective Lyga takes us through those initial hours and days following the shooting, for the first time on record he tells Don Sikorski what he now believes regarding Kevin Gaines’ motivations & actions on that fateful day.  That includes an eerie coincidence regarding the gas station where Gaines’ life would end on March 18th, 1997. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. Episode 6: Suge Knight & The Pursuit of Justice

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    Episode 6: Suge Knight & The Pursuit of Justice

    FBI Agent Phil Carson completes his story about the operation to wire up FBI Informant Psycho Mike Robinson to meet with alleged triggerman Amir Muhammad. Former LAPD Homicide investigator Sergio Robleto was hired by Violetta Wallace and her attorney Perry Sanders. Robleto reveals information and evidence secured in the course of his own investigation during the civil trial, filed by Miss Wallace against the City of Los Angeles and the LAPD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 14: FRANK LYGA PT. 2

    Temporada 2, episódio 14

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 14: FRANK LYGA PT. 2

    March 18th, 1997 - The events of that afternoon would have far reaching effects that are still felt to this day. Detective Frank Lyga’s life and career were never the same. That could also be said for the Los Angeles Police Department, which immediately faced a racial divide among fellow officers that only grew more intense once Gaines’ family hired attorney Johnny Cochran. It also served as the match that would eventually turn into the flame that became the Rampart Scandal and engulfed the city of Los Angeles. In greater detail then ever before, Frank Lyga takes listeners through the events of that fateful day, second by second. As Don Sikorski spoke to Lyga about the incident, it became clear just how much the granular minutia of that day are burned into his memory forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 7: THE FORGOTTEN FILES WITH KENNETH BOAGNI

    Temporada 2, episódio 7

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 7: THE FORGOTTEN FILES WITH KENNETH BOAGNI

    In June of 2005, the Wallace Family Civil Trial was in court, the wheels of justice were spinning. On a Friday afternoon Perry Sanders told the Court and the judge that he'd received a telephone call from someone claiming to be a former officer of the LAPD. This person in the phone call provided detailed information about the existence of evidence concerning the Biggie murder. The judge directed the Wallace family lawyers to provide to the City of LA, all available information about this development and directed the City of LA to conduct a thorough investigation. The trial was temporarily adjourned. As a result of the search of Robbery-Homicide undisclosed evidence was discovered, much of which was in the desk or cabinet of Detective Steven Katz, the lead detective in the Biggie Murder investigation. The documents centered around interviews by numerous police officers of Kenneth Boagni, who had been Rafael Perez’s cellmate for some extended period of time. Kenneth Boagni re-joins Don Sikorski to discuss a number of topics related to ’The Forgotten Files’ in this week’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Episode 17: DEAD WRONG - Randall Sullivan and Phil Carson

    Temporada 1, episódio 17

    Episode 17: DEAD WRONG - Randall Sullivan and Phil Carson

    Author Randall Sullivan has investigated the LAPD cover-up of Biggie for close to 20 years. His two books Labyrinth and the sequel Dead Wrong, are really the Bibles when it comes to information on how the LAPD, City of Los Angeles, and US Attorney inside Los Angeles orchestrated the cover-up. Randall sits down with Phil Carson and Don Sikorski for a wide-ranging conversation, and new information on Perry Sanders refiling the lawsuit against the LAPD and City of Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 18: FRANK LYGA INTERVIEW PT. 6

    Temporada 2, episódio 18

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 18: FRANK LYGA INTERVIEW PT. 6

    Detective Frank Lyga had already been through more in the last few years than most officers deal with during a career. From the Gaines shooting to the multiple investigations into the incident, to the theft of his cocaine and the scrutiny that followed…Lyga needed a break.   That wasn’t remotely what he got, however.   First, he had to face off with powerful attorneys Johnnie Cochran & Carl Douglas in the wrongful death suit filed by the Gaines family. His reputation was already in tatters, as Cochran and company played the media like a fiddle, planting stories about Lyga that portrayed him as a wild-eyed racist cop.   Former detective Lyga takes Don Sikorski inside the civil suit, from his deposition with Carl Douglas to the controversial settlement, he gives listeners a front row seat into the politics that took place behind the scenes.   That was far from Lyga’s only problem, as the Gaines incident had fractured the LAPD along racial lines – and he was in the eye of the storm. Frank discusses what all the swirling controversy did to him, both mentally and physically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Episode 1: Agent Phil Carson

    Temporada 1, episódio 1

    Episode 1: Agent Phil Carson

    Journalist Don Sikorski is able to track down FBI Agent Phil Carson, the only FBI Agent to ever investigate the murder of Biggie and the triangle of corruption of the LAPD, City Attorney, and LA Times. Phil Carson goes on the record for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  9. Episode 2: Dirty Cop Rafael Perez vs. LAPD

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    Episode 2: Dirty Cop Rafael Perez vs. LAPD

    Prison Inmate Kenneth Boagni spent time in protective custody with former LAPD Officer Rafael Perez. While in jail Perez confessed to Boagni his involvement in the murder of Biggie. Boagni also describes the efforts of LA City Attorney Don Vincent to muzzle him and the information he holds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  10. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 19: FULL FIELD INVESTIGATION

    Temporada 2, episódio 19

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 19: FULL FIELD INVESTIGATION

    In Season One of The Dossier, retired FBI agent Phil Carson walked listeners through the origin of his investigation into the murder of Biggie. After receiving approval from his bosses at the LA Field Division, agent Carson began a months long fact finding mission, as he gathered evidence and spoke to witnesses. He then wrote an Electronic Communication (EC) to his superiors and broke down what he’d learned, requesting that the FBI open a full field investigation into the matter. In this episode, Don Sikorski breaks down Carson’s EC to his bosses. It’s the official origin document of the investigation of potential police involvement in the murder of Christopher Wallace. For more information, exclusive content, background materials and more, please go to www.patreon.com/dossier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  11. Episode 7: The LA Times and the Murder of Biggie

    Temporada 1, episódio 7

    Episode 7: The LA Times and the Murder of Biggie

    Phil Carson explains how the LAPD used the LA Times as a tool in the cover-up. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chuck Phillips has secrets buried to this day surrounding the murder of Biggie and his relationship with LAPD brass Mike Berkow. Exclusive audio from inside California's San Quentin Prison ties Suge Knight to David Mack, Rafael Perez, and Amir Muhammad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  12. Episode 5: FBI Informant Psycho Mike Robinson & the LAPD

    Temporada 1, episódio 5

    Episode 5: FBI Informant Psycho Mike Robinson & the LAPD

    Phil Carson continues to break down his FBI investigation into the LAPD cover-up in the murder of Biggie. He goes in-depth about his FBI operation to wire Psycho Mike and confront alleged hitman Amir Muhammad. Richard Valdemar of the LA County Sheriff's Department connects the dots on who Psycho Mike was and why he was a trusted informant for the Sheriff's department and the FBI. Valdemar uncovers the relationship between Suge Knight, Reggie Wright Jr., and Amir Muhammad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  13. Episode 3: The Secret Files of the LAPD

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    Episode 3: The Secret Files of the LAPD

    Police Activist and LA insider Xavier Hermosillo goes on the record about investigative documents in the murder of Biggie that members of LAPD's Robbery/Homicide Division locked into a secret compartment at their offices. These files show proof that the LAPD covered-up the involvement of David Mack and Rafael Perez in the murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  14. Episode 8: The FBI Informant, Suge Knight & San Quentin Prison

    Temporada 1, episódio 8

    Episode 8: The FBI Informant, Suge Knight & San Quentin Prison

    FBI Informant Mario Hammonds was deposed in San Quentin Prison by lawyer Rob Frank on behalf of Voletta Wallace during the civil trial against the LAPD. In the deposition, Hammonds implicates Suge Knight, Reggie Wright Jr, David Mack, and Rafael Perez in orchestrating the murder of Biggie. Journalist Don Sikorski reveals a hidden document created by LAPD's Internal Affairs that has detailed information that implicates both Mack and Perez in the murder of Biggie. Phil Carson discusses the implications of this document on the case moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  15. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 13: FRANK LYGA ORIGIN STORY PT. 1

    Temporada 2, episódio 13

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 13: FRANK LYGA ORIGIN STORY PT. 1

    Since March of 1997, former LAPD Detective Frank Lyga has been an enigma, followed by whispers and innuendo regarding his involvement in the shooting death of fellow LAPD officer Kevin Gaines. With the exception of a 23 year old interview with PBS Frontline, the notoriously press shy Lyga has never gone on the record about his time at the LAPD with anyone inside the media. Because of that, very little is known about the man outside of what transpired on March 18th, 1997. That’s about to change. In part one of a series of exclusive interviews with Don Sikorski, former detective Lyga gives us his origin story. He talks about what led him to joining the LAPD, as well as his career as a police officer prior to the events that changed his life in an instant. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  16. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 17: FRANK LYGA PT. 5

    Temporada 2, episódio 17

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 17: FRANK LYGA PT. 5

    After being cleared by LAPD’s Robbery Homicide Detectives, the District Attorney’s office and THREE Shooting Boards, Detective Frank Lyga thought he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.  That feeling would not last long. Two weeks after LAPD Chief Bernard Parks announced that he’d been cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of Kevin Gaines, two pounds of cocaine belonging to one of Detective Lyga’s cases would mysteriously vanish. Suddenly, Frank was considered a crooked cop, a thief and drug dealer who’d gotten away with murder.  After months of being under 24-hour surveillance by Internal Affairs, he would be called into a secret meeting with Rampart Task Force Detectives Mike Hohan and Brian Tyndall. In this week’s episode, Lyga takes Dossier host Don Sikorski through that secret meeting, which included a stunning piece of information picked up by detectives during a Title 3 wiretap on Raphael Perez’ phone. He also discusses a previously unknown connection to Perez and his partner in crime, David Mack. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  17. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 8: PENITENTIARY VOICES

    Temporada 2, episódio 8

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 8: PENITENTIARY VOICES

    After coming across Waymon Anderson’s name in numerous LAPD, FBI and civil trial documents, Don Sikorski tries to unpack his story in relation to the murder of Biggie. We take a closer look at documents from a Habeas Corpus hearing in 2008, and the testimony Waymon Anderson gave under oath in open court. Sikorski is re-joined by fellow Dossier producer John Anagnopoulos to discuss the relationship between Anderson and disgraced former LA Times journalist Chuck Philips. Episode note - We would like to thank RJ Bond for the audio excerpts of his prison interview with Waymon Anderson. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  18. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 4: THE CORRUPT CITY OF ANGELS

    Temporada 2, episódio 4

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 4: THE CORRUPT CITY OF ANGELS

    The game was clear, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The City of Los Angeles knew if they could just get to trial and hide all the David Mack and Suge Knight evidence, their chances against the Wallace Family were pretty good. They could beat the Wallace Family lawyers and save the LAPD from financial ruin. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  19. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 6: LAPD PLAY HIDE & SEEK

    Temporada 2, episódio 6

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 6: LAPD PLAY HIDE & SEEK

    As we’ve discussed in detail, the city and the LAPD continually hid the existence of information, as well as witnesses from the Wallace family and their attorneys – while claiming there was no evidence connecting their officers to the murder of Biggie. From Kenneth Boagni to Mario Hammonds & Eric Fairmon, the city of Los Angeles played keep away, trying to hide anything supporting the Wallace family’s theory of the case. Well, there’s more where that came from. Beginning on page 15 of the legal filing, the lawyers for Miss Wallace and Biggie’s family outline the information and evidence that the city and the LAPD knew about and decided to not only hide from the Wallace estate, but they decided that this evidence and information was not worthy of further investigation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  20. DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 21: THE POLITICS OF MURDER

    Temporada 2, episódio 21

    DOSSIER SEASON II - EP. 21: THE POLITICS OF MURDER

    The FBI investigation documents are broken out into a few categories: the last two episodes really looked at the idea of evidence, but more importantly witnesses, and informants that hold information.   The documents that we find more interesting, and really speak to the cover-up or a lack of effort on the part of the LAPD are contained in internal FBI memos that were circulated among the higher-ups at the LA Field Division.   Call it political, call it back-room deal making, call it having an inside track to understanding years after the murder of Biggie, the high-profile names that had to do a sinister job of managing what would become a huge mistake by one of America’s biggest police departments.   Names like famed Chief of Police Bill Bratton, and his hatchet man Mike Berkow, and in these documents you start to see the influence of the Criminal Division of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.   If it wasn’t bad enough that the Wallace Family was suing the city for $400 million dollars for wrongful death, here comes FBI Agent Phil Carson wanting access to the Murder Books, wanting access to detectives at Robbery/Homicide, wanting information and more importantly just wanting the truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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