Christopher Dorner , who in February 2013 executed a series of shootings until killed during a police manhunt in Southern California , referenced the Rampart scandal in his " Facebook manifesto " , which began : The Rampart scandal was dramatized in the 2018 film '' City of Lies '' , based upon the 2002 book '' LAbyrinth : A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. , the Implication of Death Row Records ' Suge Knight , and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal '' by Randall Sullivan . Starring Johnny Depp as Detective Russell Poole and featuring Neil Brown Jr. , Shamier Anderson and Amin Joseph as CRASH officers Rafael Pérez , David Mack and Kevin Gaines respectively , the film depicts Poole 's investigation of the CRASH unit 's criminal activities , their ties to Death Row Records , and his theory of their involvement in the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G
a series of shootings
Christopher Dorner shootings and manhunt
Rampart scandal