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A 30-year wait for justice in Tupac’s killing ends with a murder conviction in under 3 hours

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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — It took close to 30 years for someone to be arrested in the drive-by murder of rap legend Tupac Shakur, an extraordinary stretch that turned the young singer’s 1996 killing into the stuff of legend and conspiracy. By contrast, it took less than three hours for a

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    A 30-year wait for justice in Tupac’s killing ends with a murder conviction in under 3 hours

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    A 30-year wait for justice in Tupac’s killing ends with a murder conviction in under 3 hours (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Zoe Sottile, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — It took close to 30 years for someone to be arrested in the drive-by murder of rap legend Tupac Shakur, an extraordinary stretch that turned the young singer’s 1996 killing into the stuff of legend and conspiracy. By contrast, it took less than three hours for a

  2. Spin

    Nearly 30 Years Later, Tupac Murder Case Ends In First Conviction (opens Spin)

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    Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was killed in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting, the long-running case has finally produced its first conviction.

  3. Townhall

  4. MS Now

    Tupac’s murder haunted hip-hop for decades. His impact remains undeniable. (opens MS Now)

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    The verdict coming so close to the 30th anniversary of Tupac’s death makes it a perfect time to examine his enduring relevance.

  5. The Guardian

    Tupac’s murder: solved at last? – podcast (opens The Guardian)

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    Thirty years after Tupac Shakur’s death, a man has been found guilty of killing the hip-hop legend. William Shaw on the star’s life, legacy and untimely death In 1996, Tupac Shakur was shot in a drive-by ambush in Las Vegas. He was only 25 years old and already one of the biggest artists in the US.

  6. Rolling Stone

    Poetic Justice: Tupac’s Murder Case and Why the Notorious B.I.G.’s May Remain Unsolved (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Keffe D's conviction for the death of Shakur has many questioning if Biggie's murder will ever receive closure

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