# Tupac Murder Trial Kicks Off with Damning Evidence On Day One Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-crime-sidebar-5371471/tupac-murder-trial-kicks-off-with-damning-evidence-on-day-one Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-crime-sidebar-5371471/tupac-murder-trial-kicks-off-with-damning-evidence-on-day-one.md Podcast: [Law&Crime Sidebar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-crime-sidebar-5371471) Published: 2026-08-17T22:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://mgln.ai/track/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/e9088ccd-f681-46d3-8177-b8bc49bd1b77.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://mgln.ai/track/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/e9088ccd-f681-46d3-8177-b8bc49bd1b77.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/law-crime-sidebar-5371471/episodes/tupac-murder-trial-kicks-off-with-damning-evidence-on-day-one Duration seconds: 1907 ## Resource Nearly three decades after hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas, Nevada, the trial for Duane "Keffe D" Davis—the only man criminally charged in connection with the killing—is officially underway. Prosecutors claim Davis orchestrated the drive-by shooting following a fight involving his nephew, while the defense argues the state's case relies entirely on unverified, recorded statements. Law&Crime's Jesse Weber recaps the critical highlights from day one, breaking down the opening statements and early eyewitness testimony from the stand.  HOST: Jesse Weber:  https://twitter.com/jessecordweber LAW&CRIME SIDEBAR PRODUCTION: YouTube Management - Bobby Szoke Video Editing - Michael Deininger, Christina O'Shea, & Jay Cruz Script Writing & Producing - Savannah Williamson, Heather Berzak & Juliana Battaglia Guest Booking - Alyssa Fisher & Diane Kaye Social Media Management - Vanessa Bein STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LAW&CRIME NETWORK: Watch Law&Crime Network on YouTubeTV:  https://bit.ly/3td2e3y Where To Watch Law&Crime Network:  https://bit.ly/3akxLK5 Sign Up For Law&Crime's Daily Newsletter:  https://bit.ly/LawandCrimeNewsletter Read Fascinating Articles From Law&Crime Network:  https://bit.ly/3td2Iqo LAW&CRIME NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lawandcrime Twitter:  https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetwork Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrime Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/lawandcrimenetwork TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandcrime See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/law-crime-sidebar-5371471/episodes/tupac-murder-trial-kicks-off-with-damning-evidence-on-day-one/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-crime-sidebar-5371471/tupac-murder-trial-kicks-off-with-damning-evidence-on-day-one.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.