An investigation by The Chauncey Bailey Project has found that Sgt. Derwin Longmire, the lead detective assigned to investigate Chauncey Bailey’s slaying, is a supporter of Your Black Muslim Bakery and has failed to document that he has analyzed evidence of the bakery CEO’s possible involvement in the murder. The detective has also interfered for bakery CEO Yusuf Bey IV in two other felony cases, according to the Project’s investigation. Read the full story.
Timeline produced by Carrie Ching at the Center for Investigative Reporting.
Two years later: The Chauncey Bailey slaying
Slideshow: Michael J. Wills Jr.
Grand jury votes to indict bakery leader in slaying of Oakland journalist
A Day Late in Oakland
Delayed raid likely cost Chauncey Bailey his life
Evidence Ignored
Bailey killing figure had troubled youth
Secret video raises questions about bakery leader’s role in Bailey killing
Unsolved 1986 slaying of baker linked to founder of Your Black Muslim Bakery
Police reopen 1968 Santa Barbara mosque slaying investigation
Women, Part I: One police officer cracked abuse case against Yusuf Bey