Chauncey Bailey Project

Documents and recordings

Slaying suspect Devaughndre Broussard, left, appears in court for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 21, 2007, with Deputy District Attorney John Jay. (Joan Lynch)
Slaying suspect Devaughndre Broussard, left, appears in court for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 21, 2007, with Deputy District Attorney John Jay. (Joan Lynch)

By Thomas Peele, The Chauncey Bailey Project

— Audio recordings of two interrogations Oakland police Detective Sgt. Derwin Longmire conducted with Your Black Muslim Bakery leader Yusuf Bey IV, 22, on Aug. 3 at the Eastmont Town Center police substation. The first was conducted at 11:55 a.m.; the second at 8:12 p.m.

—  The audio recording of Devaughndre Broussard’s confession, given to Longmire at 9:13 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Eastmont Town Center police substation. Broussard, 20, has since recanted the confession.

— The video recording of Bey IV; his half-brother, Joshua Bey, 19, and Tamon Halfin, 21, in an interview room at the San Leandro Police Department from 9:48 a.m. to 11:48 a.m. Aug. 6.

— Longmire’s typed log of developments in the investigation from Bailey’s shooting Aug. 2 through Broussard’s confession the next day.

— Longmire’s handwritten notes and summaries of his interrogations with Bey IV, of Broussard’s confession, and of an interview with Halfin conducted at 6:48 p.m. Aug. 3.

— Longmire’s handwritten notes of an interview with Joshua Bey, conducted at 3:42 p.m. Aug. 3.

— Longmire’s typed declaration summarizing why enough evidence existed to charge Broussard with killing Bailey.

— Statements given to police by people who witnessed Bailey’s shooting or who saw the gunman and white van prior to the shooting.

— The handwritten notes and summary of Longmire’s questioning of van owner Rigoberto Magana, conducted at 1:15 p.m. Aug. 6.

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Investigative report:

Main story: “Secret video raises questions about bakery leader’s role in Bailey killing”

Side story: “Van owner: I gave the keys to Bey IV”

Lists: “Key players” and “Highlights gathered from documents, recordings” and “Documents and recordings”

Video: “Taped jailhouse conversation raises questions,” KTVU-TV

Video: “Jailhouse video sheds light on Bailey murder,” KGO-TV

Video: “Secret video raises questions about bakery leader’s role in Bailey killing,” Center for Investigative Reporting

Audio:  “Chauncey Bailey Project reporter Bob Butler reports on the investigation.”

Press coverage: Michael Krasny interviews Robert Rosenthal, Thomas Peele and Peter Keane.

Reaction: “Journalist’s sister sickened by video”

Profile: “Bailey killing figure had troubled youth”

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