Bill Pavelic | Investigative Consultant

Born in 1948, in Rijeka, Croatia, Detective "Bill" Pavelic immigrated to United States in 1961 where he completed his schooling. At the age of 17, Pavelic was admitted to Foothill Jr. College in Los Altos, CA. where he earned an Associate of Arts degree in Russian language.

Detective Bill Pavelic was also awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law Enforcement and Administration from San Jose State University. In 1971, Bill Pavelic joined Cluett Peabody Co. to serve as one of their Corporate Investigators where he conducted many undercover. Detective Bill Pavelic Joined Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in 1974. During his life with LAPD, Detective Bill Pavelic has investigated every conceivable crime and became an expert in police procedures, interrogations and case biopsies.

There are several instances that aptly reflects Detective Pavelic’s honest endeavor. In the past, LAPD grudgingly “allowed” Bill Pavelic to vindicate citizens who were innocent, falsely arrested or framed by LAPD, especially minorities and non English speaking immigrants. However, in this highly publicized case (involving an alleged African American “serial rapist” and a white USC student), Detective Pavelic with his skills not only helped the innocent get justice but also put the actual serial rapist in his right place--the jail.

Detective Bill Pavelic motivated media such as the New York Times and The Los Angeles Times to repeat his message of truth over and over again. He repeatedly stated that the disciplinary system under the leadership of Chief Daryl Gates lacked legitimacy and sent a deplorable signal to others on the force that it was OK to frame people (especially African Americans and Latinos), falsify official investigations, violate the LAPD manual, discredit the Code of Ethics and be dishonest, as long it “benefits” the LAPD and a handful of LADA prosecutors, whose loyalty to USC was more important than their oath of office.

On January 7, 1992, Detective Bill Pavelic in part left the Los Angeles Police Department because the LAPD Southwest Sexual Assault Unit knowingly framed the so called "USC serial rapist" (Richard Nichols) for crimes that he did not commit. Financially and emotionally exhausted from a tough fight with various LAPD and City of Los Angeles entities, in Dec. of 1992, Bill Pavelic was granted a medical pension for asthma.