▁he ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁L AP D ▁for ▁viol ating ▁his ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁rights ▁by ▁prevent ing ▁him ▁from ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁with ▁his ▁information . ▁Po ole , ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁investig ator , ▁continued ▁independently ▁investig ating ▁the ▁murder ▁on ▁his ▁own . ▁He ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁interview ▁with ▁V H 1 ▁in ▁the ▁document ary ▁film ▁Big gie ▁& ▁T up ac ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁Nick ▁Bro om field . ▁ ▁T up ac : 1 8 7 ▁▁ ▁T up ac : 1 8 7 , ▁written ▁by ▁Richard ▁R J ▁Bond , ▁Michael ▁Douglas ▁Car lin , ▁with ▁a ▁contribution ▁by ▁Russell ▁Po ole , ▁is ▁an ▁alternate ▁theory ▁in ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁T up ac ▁Sh ak ur . ▁ ▁Death ▁▁ ▁While ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁future ▁tell - all ▁book , ▁Cha os ▁Mer ch ants , ▁Po ole ▁died ▁of ▁an ▁an eur ys m ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁while ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁T up ac ▁and ▁Big gie ▁cases ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Department . ▁{{ Inf obox ▁police ▁officer ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁LA by rin th : ▁A ▁Det ect ive ▁Investig ates ▁the ▁Mur ders ▁of ▁T up ac ▁Sh ak ur ▁and ▁Not orious ▁B . I . G ., ▁the ▁Imp lication ▁of ▁Death ▁Row ▁Records ' ▁Su