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At the Tupac Trial, Old Rumors Still Trail Sean Combs - The New York Times

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Tupac's 1996 murder is back in court, and old rumors about Sean Combs keep surfacing — even as he has long denied any involvement.

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Theory Briefing

  • Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is on trial for Tupac's 1996 killing, one of hip-hop's longest-unsolved murders.
  • Sean Combs has long denied involvement, but pre-trial statements by Davis have kept his name circulating in the case.
  • Competing theories about who ordered the killing have persisted for nearly three decades without a definitive resolution.
  • The trial is forcing a public re-examination of rumors that have shadowed Combs throughout his career.