“Had he decided to never write the book, he would not, probably, have ever been prosecuted”: Duane Keith Davis found guilty of murder of Tupac Shakur - MusicRadar
Duane Keith Davis has been found guilty of the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur after a jury trial in Las Vegas. The conviction relied heavily on Davis's own admissions, including details published in his 2019 memoir.
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This verdict closes one of the most famous cold cases in music history, ending decades of speculation regarding the death of a cultural icon.
Crips leader confessed to the killing in a 2019 memoir
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Duane Keith Davis (Image credit: DAVID BECKER/Getty) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Almost 30 years after he was killed, finally somebody has been found guilty in court of the murder of Tupac Shakur.
A Las Vegas jury has found that South Side Compton Crips leader Duane Keith Davis is the person responsible for gunning down the rapper, thus bringing to an end one of the longest-running music-related mysteries, one that has spawned several documentaries and countless conspiracy theories.
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