Brad Milkey

ABC's got some unique access here, so I'll talk to the reporters and producers who have followed these cases for months, sometimes years. We'll bring you the latest developments and the larger context on the true crime stories you've been hearing about. Follow the crime scene for special access to the people who know these stories best.

Hey, I'm Brad Milkey. You may know me as the host of ABC Audio's daily news podcast, Start Here. But I'd like to add aspiring true crime expert to my resume. And here's how I'm going to make it happen. Every week, I'm going to unpack the biggest true crime story that everyone is talking about.

Hey, I'm Brad Milkey. You may know me as the host of ABC Audio's daily news podcast, Start Here. But I'd like to add aspiring true crime expert to my resume. And here's how I'm going to make it happen. Every week, I'm going to unpack the biggest true crime story that everyone is talking about.

ABC's got some unique access here, so I'll talk to the reporters and producers who have followed these cases for months, sometimes years. We'll bring you the latest developments and the larger context on the true crime stories you've been hearing about. Follow The Crime Scene for special access to the people who know these stories best.

ABC's got some unique access here, so I'll talk to the reporters and producers who have followed these cases for months, sometimes years. We'll bring you the latest developments and the larger context on the true crime stories you've been hearing about. Follow The Crime Scene for special access to the people who know these stories best.

The question of who killed rap icon Tupac Shakur has been a mystery for nearly 30 years. Well now, the only person ever charged in his murder is speaking out for the first time since his arrest. Welcome to the crime scene. Every week, we talk about the biggest true crime story of the moment with the ABC News reporters who know it best. I'm Brad Milkey. I host ABC's daily news podcast, Start Here.

The question of who killed rap icon Tupac Shakur has been a mystery for nearly 30 years. Well now, the only person ever charged in his murder is speaking out for the first time since his arrest. Welcome to the crime scene. Every week, we talk about the biggest true crime story of the moment with the ABC News reporters who know it best. I'm Brad Milkey. I host ABC's daily news podcast, Start Here.

And starting now, I'm bringing you the latest on what's big and what's new in the true crime scene. This week, we're hearing from the man who, for years, put himself at the scene of Tupac's murder and is now changing his story completely. Since his arrest, he had never spoken on camera until he chose to sit down across from ABC's chief investigative reporter, Josh Margolin.

And starting now, I'm bringing you the latest on what's big and what's new in the true crime scene. This week, we're hearing from the man who, for years, put himself at the scene of Tupac's murder and is now changing his story completely. Since his arrest, he had never spoken on camera until he chose to sit down across from ABC's chief investigative reporter, Josh Margolin.

And Josh is with us now. Hey, Josh. Brad, how are you? I'm okay. Thanks for being here, because... This is one of the most infamous murders in rap history, in music history, and it's remained unsolved for nearly three decades. So I guess take me back to the beginning, like the night of September 7th, 1996. What happened?

And Josh is with us now. Hey, Josh. Brad, how are you? I'm okay. Thanks for being here, because... This is one of the most infamous murders in rap history, in music history, and it's remained unsolved for nearly three decades. So I guess take me back to the beginning, like the night of September 7th, 1996. What happened?

dies later that week. Well, and before we even get into the investigation here, can we also just take a moment to talk about how big of a deal this was at the time? Because it is tough to overstate the influence of Tupac Shakur in this moment. He had just released his album All Eyes on Me earlier that year, and that has one of his best known songs, California Love.

dies later that week. Well, and before we even get into the investigation here, can we also just take a moment to talk about how big of a deal this was at the time? Because it is tough to overstate the influence of Tupac Shakur in this moment. He had just released his album All Eyes on Me earlier that year, and that has one of his best known songs, California Love.

And yet he's also in the middle of what's becoming this intense East Coast, West Coast rivalry. He's on the West Coast.

And yet he's also in the middle of what's becoming this intense East Coast, West Coast rivalry. He's on the West Coast.

Yeah, like there have been various reports over the years, like the L.A. Times has talked about how should not hire known blood members. How does Kifidi get wrapped up in the Tupac case?

Yeah, like there have been various reports over the years, like the L.A. Times has talked about how should not hire known blood members. How does Kifidi get wrapped up in the Tupac case?

So it seems like then, according to police, Kifidi made his admissions as part of what's known as a proffer agreement, right? So you can't be prosecuted for what you say. What did he tell the cops then? Like, what is the information?

So it seems like then, according to police, Kifidi made his admissions as part of what's known as a proffer agreement, right? So you can't be prosecuted for what you say. What did he tell the cops then? Like, what is the information?

Well, and Orlando Anderson had denied being the shooter, but now he can't even speak for himself because he died two years after that shootout. This does allegedly place Kifidi at the scene of the crime, though, right? And Kifidi is apparently telling this to prosecutors. And that's not even the only time he speaks about this, right? Like he's been on record about this several times.