The Chauncey Bailey Project

Antar Bey assassinated, defense lawyer tells court

Antar Bey was assassinated, not a victim of a carjacking, the defense attorney said.
By Paul T. Rosynsky, Chauncey Bailey Project

Muslim bakery family linked to real estate broker accused of fraud

Former bakery member Esperanza Johnson and husband Antron Thurman acquired nearly $2 million in property through a string of deals tainted with allegations of deceit, according to civil lawsuits.

Police search closed Oakland bakery again

Police won’t say what they were looking for when they went back to the shuttered bakery.
By Harry Harris, Chauncey Bailey Project

Suspect in Bey killing told girlfriend to keep quiet, tape shows

Alfonza Phillips told his girlfriend to “stay silent” about the killing of Antar Bey.
By Paul T. Rosynsky, Chauncey Bailey Project

Witness points out suspect at Bey slaying trial

Witness IDs Phillips as the shooter.
By Paul T. Rosynsky, Chauncey Bailey Project

Informant says suspect in Bey’s death boasted of slaying

The man accused of killing Antar Bey is alleged to have bragged about it afterwards.
By Paul T. Rosynsky, Chauncey Bailey Project

Commentary: Bailey killing looks like hundreds of others

Murders of journalists are common around the world.
Richard Prince’s Journal-isms

Attorney criticizes Oakland police tactics

Oakland Police Department practice of not taping interrogations in their entirety becomes issue in murder trial of Antar Bey.
By Paul T. Rosynsky, Chauncey Bailey Project

Prosecutor calls bakery leader’s death a carjacking gone wrong

The murder of Antar Bey was a carjacking, prosecutor says.
By Paul T. Rosynsky, Chauncey Bailey Project

Bey matriarch accused of duping creditors

The U.S. trustee liquidating the assets of Your Black Muslim bakery sued to reclaim three houses he 100said were transferred to Daulet Bey to shield them, prior to her son filing for bankruptcy in 2006.