Top brass at Oakland Police Department meet with press Oct. 9, 2007. (LauraOda/OaklandTribune)

Top brass at Oakland Police Department meet with press Oct. 9, 2007. (LauraOda/OaklandTribune)

By KTVU-TV:

OAKLAND, Calif. — As the eight-week trial of the alleged mastermind of the Chauncey Bailey murder heads to the jury this week, KTVU Channel 2 News has obtained hundreds of pages of legal documents never seen publicly that explain for the first time the inside story of the controversial homicide investigation.

It’s a story that KTVU, a founding member of the Chauncey Bailey Project, has largely been prevented from telling because of a gag order imposed by the command staff of the Oakland Police Department.

The documents paint a troubling picture of former top commanders at Oakland police misleading the public about several key aspects of the Bailey case.

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KTVU-TV: OPD cover-up emerges in Bailey murder investigation
Bay Area News Group: Chauncey Bailey murder trial Special Report
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Chauncey Bailey Project reports are also being featured at:
–Center for Investigative Reporting
–Maynard Institute
–New America Media
–San Francisco Bay Guardian