So detectives took a different approach. In another defense snippet, Kading talked to Derrick Smith about big money proof, Torres' lawyers alleged, that Kading was trying to bribe a star witness. Money that was immediate was what they worked for. Do you believe that he didnt see what he thought he saw? No, I never got a chance to talk to Russ. Not only did Suge love Tupac, but he was his money maker. After Greg left, we finally made the decision, McClure says. The Metro section of the paper was opposed to running a retraction, but the business desk editor, Mark Saylor,[22] said, "Chuck is sort of the world's authority on rap violence" and pushed, along with Chuck Philips, for the Times to retract the article. "The sense is let lying dogs lie and that is not likely to change. Yesterday (October 4th), Greg Kading, a Medal of Valor recipient for bravery, spoke with HipHopDX (courtesy of Rare Bird Lit) in a two-part interview, with the first half of Q&A dedicated to his investigation into the murder of Notorious B.I.G. Former Times reporter Philips spent years struggling to redeem his reputation, and now is co-producing a documentary on Suge Knight that will feature a soundtrack by Knight's latest company, Black Kapital. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Kading added: Suge would have figured out she spoke, but the reality was that he was not going to kill or harm the mother of his child, especially if she is working with law enforcement. The Murders of gangsta rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. A later 2005 story by Chuck Philips alleged that an informant for the Poole-Sullivan theory, Psycho Mike, was a schizophrenic with admitted memory lapses who confessed to hearsay. Her name is Tammie Hawkins. He only gives that description after hes gone and talked to Eugene Deal. I need to qualify that, because it might look negligent if you just said, Well, he never talked to him. Detective Says He Knows Who Killed The Notorious B.I.G. Suge was in county jail and used Swann to make the solicitation and get at Biggie. Teresa SwannWoodfin - Teresa Cynthia Sehion Swann, 45, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at her home.She was a daughter of Barry Sehion of Oteen and the late Linda Gail Martin.In addition to her Knight directed [Swann] to contact 'Poochie' and advise him that Knight wanted Wallace murdered in exchange for an unspecified amount of money.. 's killer was paid just $14,000 to shoot the rap legend on this date 25 years ago, the detective on the case has claimed. "[17] Moreover, the motive suggested for the murder of Wallace in the documentaryto decrease suspicion for the Shakur shooting six months earlierwas, as the Times put it, "unsupported in the film. But it wouldn't last. It may be hard to understand that sum for taking someones life, but to those guys it was a different mentality.. He believes LAPD lost its grip on Swann by ditching Kading's idea to wiretap her conversations with Knight so they could use her as an informant. Previously, I worked in the legal field as a secretary/bookkeeper. But Swann's reaction meant everything, especially because, in Poochie's staged false confession, Swann herself was named as a conspirator in Smalls' murder. [12] The investigation stalled, however, and no one was ever formally charged. Read about the Internal Affairs report clearing Kading's name in the George Torres case. The first bullet hit his left forearm and traveled down to his wrist; the second hit him in the back, missing all vital organs, and exited through his left shoulder; and the third hit his left thigh and exited through his inner thigh. According to her, the solicitation was $25,000 and she gave Poochie 14 grand, clearly she kept the remainder. DX: Just out of curiosity though, did you ever converse with Russell Poole during your investigation? heirs sue LAPD, officials, city", "Notorious B.I.G. Two months after Swann's 2009 confession that she was the paymaster in Biggie Smalls' killing, Kading was taken off the case because Internal Affairs had to probe his role in the Torres prosecution in which he was ultimately cleared. In response, LAPD told The Sun: "The case is still open and Robbery and Homicide Division will not be commenting. He'd put in more than two decades as an admired officer and detective, yet Beck, a top-drawer detective himself, left Kading to twist in the wind. Believe me.. [7] Wallace traveled in the front passenger seat alongside his associates Damion "D-Roc" Butler, Junior M.A.F.I.A. Like I never saw him before. He says he kept handing her tissues to sop up the mascara streaming down her face as she begged cops not to tell Suge Knight they had spoken with her. Kading now says the blame fell squarely upon the U.S. Attorney's Office and prosecutor Tim Searight. The law was only a deterrent if someone was stupid enough to get caught. Suge was in county jail and used Swann to make the solicitation and get at Biggie. There was never a last name or anything else connected to it. It's nothing.' But what Kading says happened next a series of shocking moves within the LAPD's upper ranks would lead him to question whether his superiors wanted the rappers' murderers brought to justice. While her real name has been mentioned online and in books, Swann has always shied away from the limelight. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Either Beck or Beck's underlings decided to replace Kading one of Southern California's top-notch investigators with a detective lacking a strong background in narcotics or informants, Kading says. Blasts LAPD Over Autopsy Report", "Notorious B.I.G. [6], On March 9, 1997, at 12:30a.m. (PST), Wallace left with his entourage in two Chevrolet Suburbans to attend an after-party at Steve Stoute's house in the Hollywood Hills. Remember, theres a scene in there where theyve got these two guys in there that theyre interrogating, and they convince the one guy in one room that the other guy is ratting out on him, and then they start to that opens the door for them to then [be like], Oh, okay, well if hes ratting him out then Im gonna do it. Well, its kinda that same psychological technique that we use a lot in law enforcement. Amir? Suge and Theresa have a long history of criminal activity together and share a . This could be the result of his strict no-snitching policy, which would have prevented him from taking an informant deal to avoid the many years he has spent behind bars. I had other cases: the Grim Sleeper, Michael Jackson. The Real Housewives of New Jersey OG Teresa Giudice made up an "iconic trio" when she joined forces with two Bravo newbies. Read 10 highlights from the Keffe D confessions. DX: Lastly in regards to the Biggie Smalls murder investigation, were you ever implicitly instructed by your superiors in the L.A.P.D. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. . Swann revealed how the rap boss, who was behind bars at the time, ordered Compton gangster Poochie to murder Biggie, during a taped interview - which later she secured an immunity deal on, according to Kading. Greg Kading: Yeah, absolutely. Former L.A.P.D. Kading also told Smith in a recorded phone call, It's always this way, man. Kading claims that while Poochie was looking to ingratiate himself with Knight, the record boss needed to strike back at East Coast gangsters for Tupacs killing six months earlier in Las Vegas. She was 42 years old, and she lived in a house that Suge owned, with their young daughter and a . Kading's job was to look into several murders possibly connected to Torres. Theresa lived at address, Vermont. DX: [Were] there any eyewitness reports of this conversation by prison employees? In 1974, at age 11 one year after Kading was at a party with his mother and accidentally ingested LSD in spiked punch his mother packed everything into a VW bus and headed south along the California coast toward Mexico. Swann wore a body-wire during a meet with Suge, now out of prison, which ended in failure. For the third time, Wilson determined that a discovery violation had occurred. That's what I meant. For instance, have you ever seen that movie L.A. Its like a ruse. Theresa Swann See Photos Lives in Eight Mile, Alabama Theresa Swann See Photos Works at Happily Retired Lives in Alexandria, Louisiana Theresa Swann See Photos Theresa Swann (Terri Shoemaker Senesac) See Photos Works at MTS Ventures Design and Manufacturing Lives in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania Theresa Swann See Photos Suges criminal instincts kept him from taking the bait when she raised Biggies death. If true, this means the LAPD has only in the past couple of months revived the probe. Call it an obsession a curse, even. [14][15] The book stated that one of Mack's alleged associates, Amir Muhammad, was the hitman who killed Wallace. Suspiciously, the first man to visit Mack in jail was named Amir the same first name a jailhouse informant gave Poole for Smalls' alleged killer. Like a tense scene from L.A. Law, they prepared a fake confession from Wardell Poochie Fouse, a close associate of Suge Knight's, then asked Swann to confirm it a creative tactic used by LAPD's elite Robbery-Homicide Division. First, do you believe Amir Muhammad was at the Petersen Automotive Museum the night Biggie was killed? We had very explicit orders that any developments regarding Mack, Perez or any other L.A.P.D. agent actually in the interview with us. Until this month's release of Murder Rap, the only real opposition to Detective Russell Poole's conspiracy theories about corrupt cops was a series of Los Angeles Times articles written by Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter Chuck Philips. "Notorious B.I.G. The gang culture has no regard for the law. Kading believes Knight hired Fouse to kill Wallace to avenge the death of Shakur, via his girlfriend, Theresa Swann. Wilson admonished Searight, not Kading, for failing to collect all available recordings of phone calls between Kading and Derrick Smith at a Santa Ana jail. And, its your assertion in Murder Rap that Suge Knight instructed Swann to contact Poochie to arrange the hit on Biggie while Mr. Knight was speaking on a prison phone that he knows was being recorded? He says Searight decided not to call him to the witness stand because the prosecutor thought the defense lawyers would call Kading instead. While her real name has been mentioned online and in books, Swann has always shied away from the limelight. officers helped coordinate the shooting of her son outside of the Petersen Automotive Museum in the early hours of March 9, 1997. In his book he says that she fronted alot of businesses for Suge to wash/hide his money. DX: And did you interview David Kenner about this meeting? Unsolved case Kading added: "Suge would have figured out she spoke, but the reality was that he was not going to kill or harm the mother of his child, especially if she is working with law enforcement. What real benefit does the LAPD have in closing the case when all it's going to do is create a negative public response?". Staying in a tent, Kading became increasingly desperate for stability. I think there was some influence there that caused him to point out that picture. Shortly after Wallace's death, Los Angeles Times writers Chuck Philips and Matt Lait reported that the key suspect in his murder was a member of the Southside Crips acting out of a personal financial motive, rather than on the gang's behalf. Who is Teresa Swann? She could either go to jail or tell us what she knew about the murder. The team of feds and LAPD officers believed they were on the brink of solving one of the most haunting cold cases in popular history. What Poochie says, that's what happened.. In Kading's Murder Rap, he paraphrases Swann as explaining why she believes the Death Row honcho ordered the kill: He was really mad about [Shakur's murder]. officers David Mack and Rafael Perez? As a matter of fact, if you look at that official video the YouTube video, theres several versions of it but theres one that says official if you really dissect that, which we did, I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that that is Poochie in his car in that dark-colored Impala. When Kading published a book about the case, he gave Suge's girlfriend a fake name: Theresa Swann. Kading says that, in fact, he facilitated Albert's surrender to local cops and nothing more. Seated at the head of a long conference table in the DEA's chilly downtown L.A. offices on May 28, 2009, Swann stared at the false confession as if [Detective Dupree] had pulled out a rattlesnake and placed it on the table, writes Kading. However, he mentions this Amir/Ashmir/Kenny/Keke guy is supposedly a Nation Of Islam guy, and maybe he was a Crip affiliate or maybe a Crip, and hes a hit-man. So that was the protocol we had. Sean Combs traveled in the other vehicle with Eugene "Gene" Deal, Tone, Stevie J and driver Kenny. Film 'City of Lies' Pulled From Release Schedule", "Mark Saylor dies at 58; former Times editor oversaw Pulitzer-winning series", "Man No Longer Under Scrutiny in Rapper's Death", "Informant in Rap Star's Slaying Admits Hearsay", "Hip-Hop Homicide "Worth More Dead Than Alive" Crime Library on", "LAPD launching new Notorious BIG task force", "Interview: Suge Knight paid Poochie $900 before killing B.I.G. Voletta Wallace's lawyer, Perry Sanders, tells the Weekly he suspended her lawsuit in part because she and the federal judge on the case strongly believed that LAPD was relaunching the investigation in full force. Join Facebook to connect with Theresa Swann and others you may know. Greg Kading: No, I dont, actually. According to that April 14, 2010, Internal Affairs report, reviewed by L.A. Weekly, Kading was not to blame for wrongdoing that caused Judge Wilson to overturn Torres' conviction. If somebody thinks that somebody else has already let the cat out of the bag, its much more easier for them to [talk]. Sanders says he can't remember which LAPD official under Beck made this promise, but definitely recalls it being made. Cause now she can go back and tell Suge, if she ever gets confronted with her cooperation, she can say, It wasnt me, Poochie already snitched us out.. This is not the first time a gangster has done business at this Beverly Hills office building. Ms. Wallaces belief that former L.A.P.D. They had been shooting at each other, dealing drugs, stealing cars for their lives. They included: In one snippet, Kading was made to sound as if he had helped Del Real's brother, Albert, evade spousal-abuse charges. Voletta Wallace's attorney Sanders tells the Weekly that Kading's book does not meaningfully refute theories that corrupt LAPD cops were involved, and Sanders does not believe that alleged co-conspirators Swann, Knight and Poochie could have known Smalls was at the Petersen Automotive Museum party on the night he was gunned down. Previous Next. Theresa is potentially known by Walter G Swann, Walter G Swann, Walter G Swann and twenty-nine other people due to residence history. And I think maybe he was trying to help too much, as opposed to just being perfectly honest. The suit also named two LAPD officers in the center of the investigation into the Rampart scandal, Perez and Nino Durden. Kading conducted Swanns interviews, but noted them on police interview forms rather than audio tape. View our online Press Pack. [29] Kading alleges Shakur was killed under the orders of Combs.[30]. Kading, who led a major Federal task force probe into Biggie's murder, has revealed how his forces investigations and Suges ex - codenamed "Theresa Swann" - detailed how Suge's paid enforcer Darnell Poochie Fouse pulled the trigger on March 9, 1997. Her confession is summarized in an official LAPD report reviewed by L.A. Weekly: During one or more of [Swann's prison visits], Knight instructed [Swann] to help him coordinate the murder of Christopher Wallace. In December 2012, the LAPD released the autopsy results conducted on Wallace's body to generate new leads. [27][28] Retired LAPD detective Greg Kading, who worked for three years on a gang task force that included the Wallace case, alleged that the rapper was shot by Wardell "Poochie" Fouse. DX: Do you believe David Mack and Rafael Perez were at the Petersen Automotive Museum the night Biggie was killed, as was recently revealed to have been alleged by a former cellmate of Perezs? The first thing he thought was, What the f*** are you going to be asking these questions for?, Suges defense was, I do not know what you are talking about.. After Philips and his editors mistakenly quoted from the faked documents, Philips was pushed out by the Times. [36] The suit against the City of Los Angeles was finally dismissed in 2010. Watch the video of Greg Kading discussing why he wrote the book. We were honoring that, and saying, Hey, if the F.B.I. They remain secret as the murder case is active. She had been a resident . L.A. Weekly has verified her identity as Knight's longtime lover and business associate but has chosen not to reveal her name. Cooper declared a mistrial in Voletta Wallace's civil suit against LAPD and fired a stern warning shot at the department, awarding Voletta Wallace more than $1 million in legal fees. Theresa Elizabeth Swann. Theresa was born in Long Beach, CA, daughter of the late John and Betty Dudley Holsenback. According to the report, three of the four shots were not fatal. Pat Gannon, called him into his office and told him, Allegations were made in the Torres case. Prior to leaving, the Los Angeles Fire Department closed the party early because of smoking and loud music. Theresa kept the remaining $12,000 for being a lookout to give info to Poochie of Biggie's location when he was leaving the party. Kading recalls in Murder Rap that his direct supervisor, Cmdr. Corrupt LAPD Officer David Mack, poster boy for the late-1990s Rampart scandal that would come to cast doubt on much of what LAPD said and did, lurched to the forefront of Poole's investigation after Mack was arrested for an unrelated $722,000 bank heist. They remain secret as the murder case is active. Harry Billups (suspected shooter by, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 20:52. Again, the most important thing here to remember is the foundation of this whole theory is corrupted because Michael Robinson, the jailhouse informant that provided this information that led to this idea of the Nation Of Islam/Amir Muhammad, that whole thing has been refuted because we Theres another witness in this whole thing named Waymond Anderson. Under FBI policy, Swann's interview couldn't be recorded on tape, Kading says. But I dont believe that some guy in the Nation Of Islam was the shooter. involved in all of our interviews [that] they have their own policy that they dont record their interviews. However, the rap moguls accused of hiring them were still very much alive. to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Wrongful-Death Case Declared A Mistrial", "Lawsuit involving rapper death dismissed", Notorious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murder_of_the_Notorious_B.I.G.&oldid=1141591318, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Amir Muhammed a.k.a. Keffe D tells the cops he was offered $1 million to kill Death Row rapper Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight, the label's former CEO. This is for the best. But when Kading visited Voletta Wallace in Pennsylvania a couple weeks ago to hand her a copy of his book, he says she thanked him, saying it would prove very beneficial.. "The Unsolved Mystery of the Notorious B.I.G. In July 2005, Internal Affairs seized all information pertaining to Mack which, at that point, was directly related to the Smalls investigation for its own sealed-off, top-secret investigation into the corrupt cop. [21] The Metro section also ran a photo of Muhammad, identified by police as a mortgage broker unconnected to the murder who appeared to match details of the gunman, printing his name and driver's license. I wouldve loved to have talked to Voletta Wallace during the investigation. The son of an honest-to-goodness 1960s flower child, Kading may have been the most unlikely man imaginable to extract confessions in two seemingly unsolvable celebrity homicide cases. They werent able to keep that identification clean. In other words, LAPD found it was not Kading's behavior but that of the U.S. Attorney's Office that botched the Numero UnoGeorge Torres case. SpouseParentChildSiblingFamily memberOther, Sweet James has my permission to help provide a free police report, Tupac Shakur; Credit: PHOTO COPYRIGHT NEWSCOM, Ciel Spa aka @CielSpaBH located the SLS Hotel i, Welcoming over 100,000 people every year, what beg, The holiday season is a time of giving! Swanns lawyer secured her prosecution immunity for attempting to get Knights admission deal and she has stayed silent ever since. He came on early, he was claiming that Suge had tried to hire him to get some guns, and some other Suge associates were gonna go do the murder. But for Duane Keffe D Keith Davis, a shot caller for the Southside Crips, it now happens to be his lawyer's office. But investigators on the special task force determined early on that the two cases were as inseparable as the street-gang rivalries that ran through them. Greg Kading: No, I never did actually. But it never happened.. Three years later, listening to the confessions fingering Sean Combs and Suge Knight, Kading felt he could almost see the finish line. Once Swann admitted her participation in the murder conspiracy, the FBI tried to use her to draw a confession from Knight. [5], Photographer Eric Johnson said that he was supposed to photograph Biggie in Los Angeles in 1997, but that he could not be pinpointed to a location because Biggie kept getting death threats. case says his memory's bad", "New Theories Stir Speculation On Rap Deaths", "Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Over Rapper Is Dismissed", "Johnny Depp's Notorious B.I.G. DX: Speaking of that initial composite, even [for] the first composite Lil Cease describes someone in a suit and bow tie. "[19] The Wallace suit had asked for $500 million from the city. I dont believe that at all. In Greg Kading's book murder Rap he refers to her as Theresa Swann. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. So, Kenner shows up to talk to his client, Knight, he brings Swann with him, says, Yeah, shes my aid, and now it allows the two of them to sit down and talk, without any monitoring, without any overhearing and all of that. officers (and affiliates of then CEO of Death Row Records, Marion Suge Knight) David Mack and Rafael Perez directed the godfather of Macks children, Amir Muhammad, in the shooting death of her son stemmed from initial investigating done by former L.A.P.D.
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