Tupac Murder Suspect's Confession Is 'Worthless': 'Obviously Keefe D Was Lying,' Says Lawyer
The camp of Duane "Keefe D" Davis, the person accused of being involved in the murder of Tupac Shakur, believes his confession should be inadmissible in court because the ex-gangster "obviously" lied.
Keefe D wants his 2009 confession tape with the Las Vegas Metro Police to be thrown out of the case because of questions on the "legitimacy" of his claims, his lawyer Carl Arnold said.
"Obviously Keefe was lying. He doesn't even stick to what he said in the proffer in the middle of the [Metro Police] 2009 interview," Arnold told The Sun.
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In a taped interview with the Las Vegas police over a decade after the shooting incident that killed Tupac, the 60-year-old admitted to orchestrating the murder of the renowned rapper.
He admitted to being the leader of the South Side Crips and was previously described by Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo as the "on-ground, on-site commander" who "ordered the death" of the "Changes" rapper.
While he didn't pull the trigger, Keefe claimed the shooting was a retaliatory act following a brawl earlier that evening between the artist and Keefe's nephew, Orlando Anderson. The latter is believed to have shot Tupac.
However, the taped confession followed the one he gave the Los Angeles Police months earlier. According to his lawyer, the first admission was made under a proffer agreement, or a deal to provide useful information in exchange for protection from prosecution.
"Typically, proffer statements are made with the understanding that the prosecutor will either grant them immunity from federal criminal prosecution or offer a favorable plea deal regarding sentencing," ScrofanoLaw explained.
Some facts about his statements in the proffer and the second confession did not align, including how he hid the pistol used in the shooting, making the second taped admission "worthless."
The lawyer suggests the accused was "convinced" to make changes to his initial claims that he didn't know anything about the gun.
"That guy [Officer Daryn] Dupree was there and the lawyers have to stop it [the tape] and go off record and then he comes back and he gives the story that he gave on the proffer about the gun," Arnold explained.
"But he had just answered [earlier that] he didn't know anything about the gun, that Orlando was the one that put it in the car ... You cannot make this stuff up."
The veteran lawyer added, "Therefore I take that as probably worthless." He noted that the suspect only did what he thought would keep him out of trouble.
Arnold said he's now preparing a motion to dismiss the tape from court.
While Keefe D has a history of claiming involvement in the incident, he has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Tupac murder trial is scheduled to begin on June 3, 2024.
