An Alleged Tupac Assassin Stands Trial. Who Hired Him?

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming murder trial of Duane Davis, who is accused of being involved in the killing of Tupac Shakur nearly thirty years ago.

Nearly thirty years after the killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane Davis is set to face murder charges in a Nevada court.

People in this episode

Host: Tess Barker

Topics covered

• murder trial
• Tupac Shakur
• Duane Davis
• criminal justice
• hip hop history

Keywords

• Tupac Shakur
• Duane Davis
• murder trial
• Nevada
• hip hop

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Nevada

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