Judge allows use of police interview in Tupac Shakur murder trial
A Nevada judge has ruled that a 2008 police interview with Duane 'Keffe D' Davis can be used as evidence in his upcoming trial for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. The defense argued the interview was confidential, but the judge cited Davis's subsequent public statements as grounds for admissibility.
Why it matters
This is a major development in one of the most famous cold cases in American music history, potentially leading to a long-awaited conviction.
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the recording of an interview the man accused in the killing Tupac Shakur gave to police in 2008 could be used at his upcoming trial.
Culture Suspect in Tupac Shakur's murder has pleaded not guilty Judge Carli Kierny found that the interview is admissible in Duane "Keffe D" Davis' trial, which is scheduled to start Aug. 10.
Davis, 63, is charged with murder in Shakur's 1996 killing and faces life in prison without parole if convicted. Prosecutors allege Davis orchestrated the killing.
Shakur's death is considered one of the most notorious unsolved murders in the United States. The case went cold until Davis began making public statements about it, including in a book he co-wrote in which he said he was in the Cadillac and provided the weapon used to shoot Shakur.
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