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Keefe D’s defense team just suffered a huge setback. The man accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur is in big trouble with a judge’s latest ruling.
What Did The Judge Rule Against Keefe D?
Last week, prosecutors presented Keefe D’s defense team with over 4,000 pages of evidence that tied him to not only Tupac’s murder, but Biggie’s as well. While Keefe D’s defense argued prosecutors executed a tactic to derail them, it appears they’ve won a major decision.
The judge ruled that Keefe D’s revealing memoir Compton Street Legend, is allowed for use by the prosecution. Keefe’s team argued that because of an agreement with the LAPD, the book couldn’t be used in the trial. However, prosecutors argued writing the book violated his agreement and is therefore free game. The prosecutors won out. His lawyer then said the book is pure fiction, but the judge denied their defense.
Since his incarceration in 2023, he has plead not guilty and maintains that he is innocent. The prosecutors assert that Keefe is the mastermind behind Pac’s murder after the legendary rapper got into a fight with his nephew Orlando Anderson, a suspected shooter. Keefe then called for the hit, which left Shakur dead at a redlight while traveling through Paradise, Nevada. Anderson denied his involvement up until the day he died, when he perished in a gang shooting just two years later.
In Keefe’s memoir, he details the fight Pac and Anderson allegedly got into at the MGM Grand where both attended a Mike Tyson fight. He also mentions he rode in the Cadillac where the shots at Pac came from.
A Las Vegas judge recently ruled that 2Pac murder suspect Keffe D’s book “Compton Street Legend” can be used as evidence in his upcoming trial for 2Pac’s murder, which is set to begin on August 10, 2026, after Keffe D’s lawyer argued that the book was fiction and should be kept… pic.twitter.com/AVYvL3UHFm
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What’s Next For The Trial?
Keefe D’s team will attempt to get police interviews thrown out of the case, and try to ask for a sequestered jury on August 10th. There’s also the longstanding rumors that Keefe admitted to the murder while on jail calls, though it’s unknown if the prosecution will push to get those tapes.
