From Huffington Post
The Los Angeles Police Department has solved the murders of rappers Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace and Tupac Shakur, according to a documentary featuring retired LAPD detective Greg Kading, who once led a special task force that investigated those two-decade-old shootings.
Based on his three years working the cases, Kading claims that Sean "Diddy" Combs hired Crips gang member Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis to kill Shakur and his manager, Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight, for $1 million. He alleges that on the night of Sept. 7, 1996, Keffe D's nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, pulled the trigger. Only Shakur was killed.
Kading alleges that in retaliation, Knight hired Bloods gang member Wardell "Poochie" Fouse to kill Biggie Smalls for $13,000. Biggie Smalls was shot to death on March 9, 1997, just six months after Shakur died.
Over the course of investigating, Kading says that he essentially trapped Keffe D into a situation where he had to give a verifiable confession about the events that led to Shakur's murder or else face severe charges for another crime.
"If his intention was to just get away with it, so to speak," Kading told HuffPost, "it would have been very easy for him to not include all the details that he did."
These extra details, according to the documentary, include the allegation that Combs hired Keffe D for the crime.
The documentary, titled "Murder Rap," originally premiered in 2015. Based on Kading's 2011 book of the same name, it's available on iTunes now and will debut on Netflix in the spring.
The LAPD assigned Kading to reinvestigate the rappers' murders in 2006, soon after Biggie Smalls' mother, Voletta Wallace, sued the department in federal court. Wallace's wrongful death lawsuit centered on a popular conspiracy theory that the police covered up an officer's involvement in her son's murder. The civil suit estimated losses at $500 million based on Biggie Smalls' earning potential. It was Kading's task to disprove the theory posited in the suit, along with many others swirling around.
Kading claims that once his team found enough evidence to exonerate the LAPD, the re-investigation of the murders was essentially dropped. In 2009, the department took Kading off the task force due to an internal affairs investigation on a separate matter. Though he was eventually cleared in the internal matter, the image of a "rogue cop" stuck.
In truth, over the course of his 25-year law enforcement career, Kading received the LAPD's Medal of Valor and its Police Star for heroic action. He also achieved the highest ranking for an investigator that the LAPD gives. In 2010, he retired from the department. The next year he published his book about the rappers' case.
Kading now alleges that the LAPD chose not to pursue formal charges in the case because of Combs' celebrity and because the evidence pointed to two killers who were already deceased. Anderson and Fouse have both died of apparently unrelated causes.
The LAPD offered no comment about Kading's claims or the documentary when contacted by HuffPost. HuffPost could not reach Combs for this story, but left multiple messages for his manager and publicist, which were not returned.
Knight's lawyer likewise did not immediately respond to messages from HuffPost. And HuffPost could not find contact information for Keffe D.
In 2010, before Kading's book came out, radio show host DJ Jojo surprised Combs with questions about Biggie Smalls' murder. Combs answered as if he seemingly had some knowledge of what had happened, declaring, "Those are street issues."
The following year, Combs told LA Weekly that Kading's claims were "pure fiction and completely ridiculous."
Kading, of course, disagrees. "You want to believe you are a good enough investigator to rise to the occasion," he told HuffPost.
He said he had been chosen for the task force due to his experience
in gang-related and narcotics crimes, along with cold-case homicides.
But the effort ended before any suspects were brought to court.
Since then, the case has grown even colder. Additional people who might have known something about the rappers' murders have died. Kading's claims appear unlikely to ever go to court.
That is, unless he's sued by one of the accused, such as Combs or Knight. "I don't think any rational person looks forward to getting sued," Kading said, laughing. "But if I did, I would not shy away from it. I am very, very confident in the case. I'm confident in the evidence."
In the meantime, he's making his arguments directly to the people. Kading's book ends with these words, "Maybe this story would never hold up in court. But maybe it will hold up in the court of public opinion. You decide."
Since then, the case has grown even colder. Additional people who might have known something about the rappers' murders have died. Kading's claims appear unlikely to ever go to court.
That is, unless he's sued by one of the accused, such as Combs or Knight. "I don't think any rational person looks forward to getting sued," Kading said, laughing. "But if I did, I would not shy away from it. I am very, very confident in the case. I'm confident in the evidence."
In the meantime, he's making his arguments directly to the people. Kading's book ends with these words, "Maybe this story would never hold up in court. But maybe it will hold up in the court of public opinion. You decide."
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ReplyDeleteOk... this is a new twist! I bet nothing wil be done sha
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Not reading all this biko
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m not surprise bout diddys & suge knights involvement
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Let the sleeping dog lie pls,life goes on
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Nothing is hidden under the sun
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Have always believe Diddy killed 2pac.RIP the legendary,your death shock the world.
Enter your comment...whatever I still love biggie,continue to sleep in paradise big
ReplyDeleteTupac and biggie small murder van never be solved.
ReplyDeleteThe main suspect *orlando babyface*whom Tupac fought with shortly b/4 his death is also dead.
Most of the suspect's Are dead,its only God that knows the truth.
How true. No prov
ReplyDeleteThought this case was dead n buried.....Diddy implicated?
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ReplyDeleteDunno what to say but all I know is that if he indeed murder whoever he was accused of; karma is a bitch. No further comment!!!
ReplyDeleteI refuse to believe
ReplyDeleteI like Diddy. But if he actually murdered pac, then he shouldn't be spared not even 4 a second.
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ReplyDeleteblatant lies,pac and big was killed by some white pigs who knew they were too intelligent and slik for them
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All these musicians ehnnn, they don't like or love each other genuinely. All the smiles are for paparazzi and show offs
ReplyDeleteSometimes its good to be soft headed,bkos when u claim to be too tuff,things go wrong
ReplyDeleteLord knows....
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ReplyDeleteI suspected as much
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Som1 gave out hiz info on hiz whereabouts
I hate diddys gut
U juz took out a young life!!!!!
Miss Freeborn!!
Rip to two legends of Rap music! Diddy! Enjoy while it lasts that's if this article is saying the truth. Ever since Biggie small passed away, Lil Kim hasn't recovered!
ReplyDeleteI've never liked Puff Daddy. Dude has been a sneaky/snaky bastard from day 1.
ReplyDeletePray a loser do him ASAP.
Dead and buried matter closed
ReplyDeleteIt's possible
ReplyDeleteOld news.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm
ReplyDeleteMy kids and I were around the MGM Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas that day 07 Sept 1996 when Tupac was murdered. I remember this vividly. Black on Black crime is still prevailing despite outcry for unity. The trend for hating manifest in the public spats for each other- 50 Cent, Kanye,Rick Ross, The Game constant beefing & shading makes a mockery of Black History Month & the Legacy of Martin Luther King. These so called role models are setting bad examples to the young ones looking up to them !
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Suge Knight killed pac
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It's only God that knows the truth. I hope this allegations are false cuz I like Diddy.
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ReplyDeletePac had so many enemies before his death cos he hated fake niggas. He was the realest man born of a woman(Afeni). Best rapper alive and after 20 years of his death, his song still reigns. Hail Tupac Amaru Shakur.
ReplyDeletePac had so many enemies cos he hated fake people. He was the realest nigga born of a woman(Afeni). He died 20 years ago but is still more famous than his alleged killer.
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