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Duane 'Keefe D' Davis, the man convicted in Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder, gives his first post-conviction interview, insisting on his innocence, claiming he wasn’t in Las Vegas the night of the shooting, disputing conspiracy theories about Diddy and Suge Knight, and saying an appeal is in progress ahead of an October 13 sentencing.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis was convicted in Las Vegas of first‑degree murder with a deadly weapon for orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing, based on hours of recorded admissions and testimony; sentencing is set for October 13 after a three‑week trial that highlighted decades of gang activity and the intersecting Tupac/Notorious B.I.G. feud.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis was found guilty of murder in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing, marking the first conviction tied to the case after three decades. Prosecutors leaned on Davis’s confessions, including from his 2019 memoir, showing a retaliation motive after a dispute involving his nephew. Fans reacted with a mix of relief and reflection on Shakur’s impact, while acknowledging lingering questions and prior conspiracy theories. Davis faces sentencing in October and could receive at least 40 years in prison.
After a Las Vegas jury convicted Duane Davis (Keffe D) of first‑degree murder in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing, his attorney said an appeal is planned, centering on the judge allowing Davis’s proffer statements from a 2008 agreement with federal investigators, which prosecutors used as key evidence; Davis did not testify, sentencing is set for Oct. 13 with potential life in prison, and the defense had anticipated an appellate challenge from the start.
A Las Vegas jury found Duane Keith Davis, a Crips leader, guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur in 1996, largely based on his memoir confessions and testimony, closing a decades-long mystery that fueled documentaries and conspiracy theories.
A Clark County jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of murder with a deadly weapon for orchestrating the 1996 shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, marking the first conviction in the decades-long case and potentially sending the 63-year-old Davis to life in prison; prosecutors argued he provided the gun and helped plan the attack, while Davis’s statements and memoirs were central to the prosecution’s case.
A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane Keffe D Davis of first-degree murder for orchestrating the 1996 shooting that killed Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in the decades-long case; he faces a possible life sentence after a weeklong trial in which prosecutors argued he supplied the gun and ordered the attack amid gang rivalries.
A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane 'Keffe D' Davis of murder with a deadly weapon for orchestrating Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing, a verdict that could mean life in prison; prosecutors said he coordinated the gunfire from the backseat, while his defense argued there was no physical evidence tying him to the shooting, with sentencing set for October amid longstanding hip-hop lore and gang rivalries.
Former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson died in prison while serving a 20-year sentence for the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey after being denied medical release for stage-4 cancer. Massey’s family condemned the outcome, the prison board had denied early release, and Grayson’s case included body-cam footage of the confrontation that preceded the shooting. The conviction remains in effect."
Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in 2024, died in prison around noon on Aug. 23, 2026.
A Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony's request for a new trial in his murder conviction, preserving a 35-year sentence after the defense argued prosecutors breached an off-record agreement and new undisclosed evidence surfaced.
A Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony’s bid for a new trial in the Frisco track-meet stabbing, leaving his 35-year murder sentence in place; the defense argued rights were violated by courtroom restrictions, hearings held without Anthony present, and an unwritten agreement with prosecutors about evidence, but the ruling provided no detailed reasoning and Anthony will continue his appeal.
Australian court in Melbourne begins hearing Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder conviction for serving lethal mushrooms at a lunch that killed three relatives; her team argues a substantial miscarriage of justice and seeks overturning the verdict, while prosecutors appeal her sentence as too lenient; the two-day hearing is being live-streamed, with Patterson watching by video from prison and a panel of three judges to decide the outcome.
Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony filed an appeal seeking a new trial, alleging trial-access restrictions, an unwritten agreement to exclude certain evidence, and bias from a judge’s post-trial comments; they also request the judge’s recusal. The case concerns a 2025 fatal stabbing at a Frisco, Texas track meet, with Anthony (19 at filing; 17 at the time) convicted of murder after admitting to the stabbing but claiming self-defense, while prosecutors maintain the verdict was fair. The defense team is a high-profile pro bono group amid national attention tied to race.
Karmelo Anthony’s lawyers filed motions in his appeal of the 2025 Frisco murder conviction, urging a do-over with a different judge on claims of public-access violations and that he was prevented from testifying; if granted, the case would move to new post-trial proceedings. Anthony, 19 at the time, was sentenced to 35 years for fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf, and his high-profile, pro bono defense team is seeking to overturn the verdict.