
The unsolved murder of rapper Biggie Smalls just got a bit more complicated today. Again.
Imagine that!
The LA Times reports that a state prison inmate who once implicated a Los Angeles police officer in the slaying of the Notorious B.I.G. testified Thursday that he ‘took back’ the allegation because of threats he received from Death Row records founder Suge Knight.
The threats were apparently communicated to him through a former LA Times reporter.
Waymond “Suave” Anderson said reporter Chuck Philips passed him several written messages wrapped in plastic at Corcoran State Prison on behalf of rap mogul Suge.
The threats reportedly led him to give false testimony at a deposition last year in a civil lawsuit brought by the family of Biggie.
Anderson is a convicted murderer whose credibility has been questioned by prosecutors.
The inmate made the claim against Phillips and Suge in a hearing examining evidence that he contends shows he is innocent of a 1993 murder. He is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
The former Times reporter said, “That never happened. I’m flabbergasted by this whole thing. This is the ultimate betrayal.” Philips has written several stories about Anderson’s murder conviction suggesting that Anderson may be innocent.
We wonder why the inmate turned on a guy who stuck up for him?
Suge could not be reached for comment.
Will the real truth surrounding Biggie’s murder ever come out?
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