Josh Margolin
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In the biggie thing. As the story goes, they end up getting him cornered on the drug charges and they give him an out. If you cooperate with us, we will give you a sort of get out of jail free card, kind of an immunity kind of deal. There are a lot of particulars, and there's a lot of fighting over what actually went into this negotiation.
But that's the rough outline of it, that there was this offer of immunity in return for information.
But that's the rough outline of it, that there was this offer of immunity in return for information.
He basically told the cops, I don't know anything about Biggie, but I know about Tupac. I can give you info on the Tupac hit in Las Vegas. So that's 2008. In 2009, the Las Vegas police are given access to Kifidi, to Dwayne Davis, on the basis of the discussion from 2008. He says to us that he thinks he has immunity. So whatever he says can't be used against him.
He basically told the cops, I don't know anything about Biggie, but I know about Tupac. I can give you info on the Tupac hit in Las Vegas. So that's 2008. In 2009, the Las Vegas police are given access to Kifidi, to Dwayne Davis, on the basis of the discussion from 2008. He says to us that he thinks he has immunity. So whatever he says can't be used against him.
When he meets with Las Vegas police in 2009, he basically repeats the same story. And what does he say? Davis basically says that there was a car that he was in. He's sitting in the front passenger side.
When he meets with Las Vegas police in 2009, he basically repeats the same story. And what does he say? Davis basically says that there was a car that he was in. He's sitting in the front passenger side.
there's a driver and then there are two people behind him in the back seat in that car okay they had come from the mgm after the tyson fight there was some sort of a fight between patrons at the casino tupac somehow was involved in this fight On the other side was Orlando Anderson. Orlando Anderson was reported to be a member of the Crips.
there's a driver and then there are two people behind him in the back seat in that car okay they had come from the mgm after the tyson fight there was some sort of a fight between patrons at the casino tupac somehow was involved in this fight On the other side was Orlando Anderson. Orlando Anderson was reported to be a member of the Crips.
Tupac was allegedly, according to law enforcement, he was with members of the Bloods. So that's where the gang thing circles back into this story. He's in this car with Keefy D after the fight, and they want payback. So they go looking for Tupac. They end up finding him coincidentally on this road off the strip where he ends up stopping at this light.
Tupac was allegedly, according to law enforcement, he was with members of the Bloods. So that's where the gang thing circles back into this story. He's in this car with Keefy D after the fight, and they want payback. So they go looking for Tupac. They end up finding him coincidentally on this road off the strip where he ends up stopping at this light.
And they find him because there are so many groupies and fans who are following the car being driven by Suge Knight with Tupac hanging out the window. They find him. They see him. So according to Keefy D, car that he's in with Orlando in the backseat, pulls up alongside the car and shots ring out. prosecutors ultimately charge that because he was the quote-unquote shot caller, he called the shot.
And they find him because there are so many groupies and fans who are following the car being driven by Suge Knight with Tupac hanging out the window. They find him. They see him. So according to Keefy D, car that he's in with Orlando in the backseat, pulls up alongside the car and shots ring out. prosecutors ultimately charge that because he was the quote-unquote shot caller, he called the shot.
The gun was handed to the back seat. The gun is then fired because the car with Suge and Tupac needed to be fired upon in an act of revenge for the earlier fight.
The gun was handed to the back seat. The gun is then fired because the car with Suge and Tupac needed to be fired upon in an act of revenge for the earlier fight.
Right. So Kifidi puts himself on record with authorities twice, 2008, 2009. Then additionally- Over the course of time from 2009 to 2023, he repeats this story several times. In one now famous clip in a documentary about death row records, he puts himself in the car and he talks about how this shooting went down, but he doesn't want to actually say who the trigger man was.
Right. So Kifidi puts himself on record with authorities twice, 2008, 2009. Then additionally- Over the course of time from 2009 to 2023, he repeats this story several times. In one now famous clip in a documentary about death row records, he puts himself in the car and he talks about how this shooting went down, but he doesn't want to actually say who the trigger man was.
He says he's going to keep that for the code of the streets. In another interview, he does actually give more information. He ultimately releases a memoir titled, where he's one of the co-authors, a memoir of his life, and he talks about this. And this is in 2019, right? So he's implicating himself in writing them. Right.
He says he's going to keep that for the code of the streets. In another interview, he does actually give more information. He ultimately releases a memoir titled, where he's one of the co-authors, a memoir of his life, and he talks about this. And this is in 2019, right? So he's implicating himself in writing them. Right.
And so after the arrest, and as we're trying to investigate the investigation, and we spent a long time doing this, going back and forth to Las Vegas, to Los Angeles, interviewing all these various people who are directly involved, we were trying to figure out, first of all, why didn't they charge him back in 2009?