Thirty years of waiting, a memoir and a trial: conviction in Tupac Shakur killing brings closure

A Las Vegas jury has convicted Duane 'Keffe D' Davis for his role in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The verdict brings a legal conclusion to a decades-old case that has been the subject of intense public speculation.
Why it matters
The conviction resolves one of the most famous cold cases in music history, providing closure to the victim's family and fans.
Tupac Shakur. Photograph: Eli Reed/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock Tupac Shakur. Photograph: Eli Reed/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock US news Thirty years of waiting, a memoir and a trial: conviction in Tupac Shakur killing brings closure A Las Vegas jury on Monday found Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis guilty in the 1996 murder of the hip-hop icon
Jury finds Duane Davis guilty of murder of Tupac Shakur
Prefer the Guardian on Google Thirty years after the killing of Tupac Shakur , conspiracy theories and rumors about the perpetrator’s identity, one man has now been held criminally responsible for the rap icon’s death.
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