Russell Poole | |
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| Born | Russell Wayne Poole November 29, 1956 La Mirada, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 19, 2015 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Police career | |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  Los Angeles |
| Department |  Los Angeles Police Department |
| Service years | 1981–1999 |
| Rank | Sworn in as an Officer (1981) Police Officer II  Police Officer III (1984) Detective I (1987) Detective II (1996) |
| Other work | Author, private investigator |
Russell Wayne Poole (November 29, 1956 – August 19, 2015) was a Los Angeles Police Department detective who investigated the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace), a rapper also known as Biggie Smalls. Poole also investigated the killing of LAPD Officer Kevin Gaines by LAPD Officer Frank Lyga on March 18, 1997. After retiring in 1999, he formed a private detective agency.