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Murder trial begins in 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur has been a mystery for decades; now the man accused of orchestrating the 1996 shooting near the Las...

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  1. News Nation Now

    How a memoir helped bring Tupac Shakur’s alleged killer to trial (opens News Nation Now)

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    Former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, faces trial Monday on a murder charge in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 death.

  2. Kokomo Tribune

    A man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing is on trial. Here's what to know (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur starts this week. The unsolved case has gripped the hip-hop world for 30 years. The trial is expected to last about a month. Duane “Keffe…

  3. The Boston Globe

    A man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing is on trial. Here’s what to know. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur starts this week.

  4. 13News Now Norfolk

    Man who wrote about orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder begins trial Monday for 30-year-old killing (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    The trial will bring to a head one of the biggest mysteries in the hip-hop world that gripped the public for decades.

  5. France 24

    US: 30 years after Tupac’s murder, trial finally begins (opens France 24)

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    🎤 Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was killed in Las Vegas, the case is finally going to trial. The rapper’s death became a defining moment in the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop rivalry of the 1990s, which involved some of the biggest names in rap.

  6. France 24

    Trial opens for ex-gang leader charged with Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder (opens France 24)

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    Jury selection is due to begin on Monday in the ​murder trial of an ex-street gang leader accused of masterminding the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas, a long-unsolved crime that became a seminal moment in rap music history.

  7. BBC News

    30 years later, a former rival will stand trial for Tupac's murder (opens BBC News)

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    It’s been three decades since Tupac was killed, and since then, his reputation has only grown.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Murder trial begins in 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur (opens WHDH Boston)

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    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur has been a mystery for decades; now the man accused of orchestrating the 1996 shooting near the Las...

  9. Jonesboro Sun

    Former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur's killing goes on trial. Here's what to know (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur is underway. The unsolved case has gripped the hip-hop world for 30 years. The trial began Monday and is expected to last about a month.…

  10. France 24

    Tupac Shakur murder trial begins 30 years after rapper's death (opens France 24)

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    The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur started this week with jury selection, almost 30 years after the rap legend was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet tells us more.

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