how his own words sealed the verdict
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis has been convicted of first-degree murder for his role in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors successfully used Davis's own public statements and his memoir as evidence to secure the verdict.
Why it matters
This conviction closes a decades-old cold case involving one of the most influential figures in hip-hop history.
Image Credit Bizuayehu Tesfaye / Pool Getty Images and Raymond Boyd / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 slaying of Tupac Shakur, appears in court during a bond hearing at the Regional Justice Center August 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rapper Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994.
For years, Duane “Keffe D” Davis publicly told his version of what happened the night Tupac Shakur was fatally shot. He discussed the case in interviews, recordings and eventually his 2019 memoir, “Compton Street Legend.” Nearly three decades after the Hip Hop icon’s death, those words became a key part of the case that helped convict Davis of first-degree murder.
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