The Rampart Scandal
How deep did the police corruption go?
4.1 (10)
52 mins
Discover the Rampart scandal that rocked the LAPD in the late 1990s. Explore how officers in the anti-gang CRASH unit were linked to misconduct, false arrests, evidence tampering, and multiple shootings.
Ep 1:
The Cop Who Dreamed of Justice
An LAPD recruit's Puerto Rican dream and a specialized anti-gang unit collide, setting the stage for America's most infamous police corruption scandal to unfold.
Ep 2:
From Buy-Bust to Bloodshed
Rafael Perez's undercover brilliance curdles into theft, framing, and violence, while ties to Death Row Records and a $722,000 bank heist pull his partner David Mack into deadly hip-hop intrigue.
Ep 3:
The Bisquick Confession
A brazen evidence-room robbery unravels through sheer bad luck, forcing Perez into a stunning confession deal—and revealing the horrifying, cold-blooded shooting of an innocent teenager.
Ep 4:
Fifty Sessions, Four Thousand Pages
Perez's marathon confessions expose a gang-like police culture of trophies, cover-ups, and framed innocents, triggering mass overturned convictions and a staggering wave of city settlements.
Ep 5:
The Monster in the Mirror
As Perez's credibility crumbles under lie-detector failures and inconsistencies, the LAPD faces disbandment, federal oversight, and a reckoning with the monster it created.
Discussions (10)
Jude
Level 3 · 3 mo agoI don't buy the narrative that disbanding CRASH fixed the problem. The simplest explanation is that the LAPD just learned to hide their tracks better. Rebranding a unit does not erase corruption.
Forrest
Level 2 · 3 mo ago> the LAPD has improved Imagine believing that.
Richard
Level 6 · 3 mo agoYeah swapping cocaine for Bisquick is a bold move.
