David Bellamy Blamed Rachel Hoffman for Her Death in Botched TPD Informant Case

David Bellamy Blamed Rachel Hoffman for Her Death

Story Requires audio By Published July 20th, 2022 David Bellamy has defended police officers and blamed victims in some of the most high-profile cases of police misconduct in Tallahassee history. NEWS Tap to continue Bob Lotane Max Herrle,

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David Bellamy defended the officers the police officers who were supposed to be protecting Rachel Hoffman. He wrote an op-ed in the Tallahassee Democrat which blamed Rachel Hoffman for her death.

RACHEL HOFFMAN, 2008

Four years after Rachel Hoffman's death, the City of Tallahassee apologized and settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $2.6 million dollars.

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Read Bellamy's full op-ed here.

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