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Bill Pavelic

2007-11-20

Detective Bill Pavelic has investigated every conceivable crime and he is considered an expert in police procedures, interrogations and case biopsies. Bill Pavelic is a recipient of over 200 commendations and letters of appreciation from private and governmental institutions, including the United States Department of Justice. Prior to his retirement in early 1993, Bill Pavelic was honored by the City of Los Angeles as the Detective Supervisor of the Year for his professional competence, unimpeachable integrity, and for serving the civilian community with distinction, courtesy and honor.

 

During his 19 year tenure with LAPD, Bill Pavelic earned a Master's Degree from Pepperdine University and acquired an extensive background in administrative and criminal investigations. Det. Bill Pavelic openly challenged the Los Angeles District Attorneys Office and the Los Angeles Police Department for it's "contribution" to racial injustice and for sending deplorable signals to police officers on the force that it was OK to frame people, falsify official investigations, violate the LAPD manual, discredit the Code of Ethics and be dishonest, as long as it protects or benefits the LAPD brass and a handful of LADA prosecutors.

 

Private investigator Bill Pavelic, who worked for the defense on the OJ Simpson, Robert Blake, and Phil Spector cases.

 

"Guilty of Incompetence" is a hard hitting book that will expose the facts instead of fiction, and take you behind the scenes to see how LAPD and LADA helped create the OJ Simpson "race card", covered up the existence of suspect "Charlie", mismanaged the investigation and botched the "Trial of the Century".

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FBI Recognized O.J. Simpson Plan Earlier

2007-11-02

LOS ANGELES - Federal agents learned three weeks in advance that O.J. Simpson and a memorabilia dealer planned an operation to retrieve personal items Simpson said were stolen from him, according to FBI reports obtained Friday by The Associated Press.


Dealer Thomas Riccio said he reported to the FBI on Aug. 21 that a collector claimed to have belongings taken from Simpson, and that Simpson wanted to videotape the confrontation with the person peddling thousands of pieces of his memorabilia.


Riccio told AP that he raised the subject while talking with the FBI about an unrelated subject: a video of Anna Nicole Smith. But he said agents dismissed his report, telling him "they didn't want to be involved in another weird celebrity case."


"The guy flat-out told me he had items stolen from O.J.'s house," Riccio told the AP. "I have a legitimate business."


FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said Riccio did not indicate a crime would be committed.

Riccio was advised to contact a lawyer before taking any action and was told that alerting the FBI would not absolve him of any potential crime, agent Linda Kline wrote of the meeting, which occurred in Los Angeles.


He was not clear how the operation would unfold. There was no mention in the report of any plans to use guns.


"I went along with O.J.'s plan," Riccio said. "It was a self-organized sting operation. Except for the final result, with him bringing people who had guns. I knew nothing about that."


Simpson, 60, and five other men were arrested after they allegedly stormed a Las Vegas hotel room with guns drawn Sept. 13 to seize items that were believed to include family photos and the suit Simpson wore the day he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend.


Las Vegas police said the FBI did not alert them before the confrontation between Simpson and collectors Alfred Beardsley and Bruce Fromong.


"They contacted us afterward and provided us with the documentation," said Las Vegas Police Detective Andy Caldwell, the investigator handling the case.


Caldwell said he had no information about any FBI investigation into the incident.


Riccio, who had previously sold Anna Nicole Smith's diary, said he spoke for an hour with FBI agents about a video he obtained from a doctor who recorded Smith's 1994 breast implant surgery. A Texas doctor claimed in June he gave Riccio permission to use the video after Smith died. A judge has barred release of those videos in an unrelated case.


After discussing Smith, FBI agents gave Riccio about 15 minutes to discuss Simpson, but they expressed little interest, he said.


Riccio said he contacted the Los Angeles Police Department, where he said he was switched from department to department before finally being told to file a civil complaint.


"No one seemed to be concerned about it," Riccio said.


An LAPD spokesman declined to comment on Riccio's account.


Simpson is charged with an assortment of felonies including armed robbery and kidnapping. Three of his co-defendants have since pleaded guilty to lesser charges and said they would testify against Simpson. A preliminary hearing is scheduled next week in Las Vegas.


The FBI reports, written Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, said Riccio told agents he had been approached by Beardsley, who wanted to sell thousands of Simpson items.


The documents said Riccio described Beardsley as a fanatic and said Riccio contacted Simpson about the items. Simpson said his belongings were stolen from his Florida house by his former agent, Mike Gilbert, and others who had worked for him.


"Riccio and Simpson want to do a television broadcast confronting Beardsley regarding the items that were stolen," one report said. "Simpson wanted Riccio's assistance in setting up the operation and helping obtain interviews for Simpson through various media outlets after the fact."


Beardsley told police he had been robbed by Simpson and a group of men wielding guns. Simpson has denied there were any guns involved. He said Riccio set up the meeting and he planned to surprise Beardsley and retrieve his property.


Simpson told the AP he went to the hotel room after being alerted by Riccio that Beardsley and another collectibles dealer, Fromong, were trying to sell his possessions. Simpson knew both dealers.


Riccio has released a tape recording he made of the incident and been granted immunity by prosecutors.

Associated Press Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch reported from Los Angeles. AP writer Ken Ritter reported from Las Vegas.

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