Day 5 | The Trial of Keffe D: Who Killed Tupac?

Day 5 of the Duane “Keffe D” Davis Trial: The Last Photo, the Documentary Interviews, and Davis’s Own Words
On Day 5 of the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, charged in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, the prosecution continued building its case with eyewitness testimony, documentary filmmakers, and more of Davis’s recorded statements to police.

The day opened with Leonard Jefferson, the man who took what is widely regarded as the last known photograph of Tupac Shakur alive. Jefferson testified that he was in Las Vegas for the Mike Tyson fight, sold his tickets in the MGM Grand lobby, and later found himself stopped at a red light next to the BMW carrying Tupac and Suge Knight. He snapped a 35mm photo of the pair before following the convoy onto Flamingo Road. Moments later he heard gunfire, saw the BMW make a U-turn, and watched as Suge Knight emerged yelling that “Pac is shot.” Jefferson later returned to the scene at a detective’s request and turned over the film. He pushed back against online conspiracy theories claiming he staged the famous image.

Next on the stand was Mario Diaz, showrunner and director of the BET docuseries Death Row Chronicles. Diaz detailed two formal interviews he conducted with Davis in 2017, confirmed Davis was paid for his participation, and walked the jury through how the series incorporated portions of Davis’s earlier recorded statements to investigators. He testified that the interviews were unscripted and that no questions were provided in advance.

Prosecutors then played extended audio from a voluntary September 2009 police interview in which Davis described the night of the shooting in detail. In the recording, Davis discusses obtaining a gun (described as a .40-caliber Glock) from Eric “Zip” Martin, handing it off inside the white Cadillac, and his nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson ultimately firing the shots. He also referenced Sean “Diddy” Combs and expressed regret, saying he wished the events had never happened and that meeting Combs had “messed up” his life.

The day closed with testimony from filmmaker Michael Dorsey, a technical consultant on Death Row Chronicles and producer connected to the Murder Rap project. Dorsey discussed his long investigation into the case, his role advising on the 2017 interviews with Davis, and the audio recordings and transcripts he later provided under subpoena.

Timestamps:
00:24 Day Five Testimony Begins
07:50 Documentary Clips Hit the Jury
11:52 Dorsey Explains the Film
16:56 Keefe D’s 2009 Police Interview
23:15 The Payoff Claims
34:09 Prosecutor Under the Microscope

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