MEDIA MONDAY / YES, TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION

A retired LAPD detective swears murders of Tupac Sakhur (right) and Biggie Smalls (left) are connected.  Recent arrest in unsolved Shakhur murder case stemmed from Biggie Smalls murder investigation.  Both men were shot in separate drive by shootings.

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For more years than should have been, the assassinations of two enormously popular rappers went unsolved. But that didn’t mean elements in law enforcement weren’t trying. Last summer an arrest was finally made. Crime solved? Hardly. The story was just beginning. No one is in court—yet. 

Writing in New York Magazine’s June 12, 2024 Intelligencer column, Greg Donahue, a veteran investigative journalist tells a tale of how solving one crime led to solving another biggie. 

 Prime time reading on how the cops like LAPD’s Greg Kading and litany of feds uncovered how dark the underworld of rap was at the end of the 20th century. And as the saying goes “it ain’t over until it’s over.” 

 For a short amount of time, New York has posted Donahue’s saga for free. Shared here until it’s gone: CLICK HERE. 

 For another true crime story by Greg Donahue CLICK HERE. 

Investigative journalist Greg Donahue