Russell Poole

The actor has just signed on to star as a detective investigating the murders of rappers Biggie and Tupac in Brad Furman's 'Labyrinth,' an adaptation of the book published in 2002.

Russell Poole, an ex-LAPD detective who worked on the Biggie Smalls case for about a year, died of a suspected heart attack.

Russell Poole, the former Los Angeles Police Department detective who led the investigations on the murder of The Notorious B.I.G., has passed away of an…