[2] According to the book Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler by Ethan Brown, he got his nickname "Fat Cat" because of his "linebacker-thick neck, a head so big it nearly blocked out his friends' faces in snapshots, and his rangy beard".

One victim was a close friend from childhood, and the other was his former girlfriend, Myrtle Horsham, who was 20 years old and the mother of Nichols' son.

A New York Times recount of his plea allocution, which occurred in a sealed courtroom, contained the following exchange regarding the Horsham murder: "Was one of the purposes of this to teach other people in the organization a lesson about not stealing from you?"

"[4] In 1992, Nichols pleaded guilty to ordering the murder of his parole officer, Brian Rooney, and received a sentence of 25 years to life.

In 2010, the New York Daily News[5] published a letter that Nichols had written to the publication from his prison cell: "I have nothing but time to ponder my misdeeds," Nichols wrote, adding, "To the victims of my criminal activities, I offer my deepest regret and sincerest apology."