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Award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe continues her post-Tupac murder trial verdict interview with Brent Becker, one of the original LVMPD homicide detectives on the case. Brent refutes comments from Reggie Wright Jr. and Sr. and responds to a report in @theguardian about the investigation.  (Prt 2)

He was a witness on the first day of the Tupac murder trial. And now Brent Becker, one of the original LVMPD homicide detectives on the case, talks to award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe for the first time since the verdict was reached.   Brent reacts to:   Hearing about evidence for the first time just days before the trial   The prosecution and the defense wanting him to testify   Being the first one to report on the multitude of missing files   Discovering an FBI report saying that, days after Tupac was shot and killed, Suge Knight was telling folks he knew who the killer was and to keep quiet about it   Greg Kading, Suge Knight, and Clifford Mogg not testifying   Whether the whole story came out during the trial.  Hint: The answer is no   www.tupacmurderpodcast.com     Brent Becker, a witness on the first day of the Tupac murder trial and one of the original LVMPD homicide detectives, reacts to what he calls false reports that Compton PD offered LVMPD leads in Tupac's case that were rebuffed

Keffe D's Lawyer, Michael Sanft, Talks: Missing Files, Document Dumps, Corrupt and Unreadable LVMPD Floppy Disks,  Jury Selection, Chain of Custody and the Right to Choose Counsel (Prt 2)     Michael Sanft is the Las Vegas attorney who will lead the charge when the only person ever charged in Tupac Shakur's murder, Keffe D, goes on trial August 10, 2026.   Lena Nozizwe serves up fresh new reporting about striking anomalies in the case, from discovery dumps to the right to choose counsel.   For the first time, Sanft addresses: Corrupt and unreadable LVMPD floppy disks (ret) detective Brent Becker first discussed the existence of on this podcast five years ago Chain of custody as it relates to Biggie task force documents that went home with the retired LAPD detective who has claimed to solve the murders of Tupac and Biggie Unprecedented discovery "pushback" from the Clark County District Attorney     Plus much more, including Sanft's thoughts about jury selection.   www.tupacmurderpodcast.com     #tupacshakur #michael sanft #keffed #lenanozizwereporting #LVMPD #ClarkCountyDA   Note I did mean to say that the next hearing is July 28th---today.

Michael Sanft is the Las Vegas attorney who will lead the charge when the only person ever charged in Tupac Shakur's murder goes on trial on August 10, 2026.   Sporting a Hawaiian shirt, a puka shell necklace, and a Pacific Islander sleeve tattoo, Sanft's legal approach is as unique as his appearance. And he shows no fear in going up against two of the biggest ballers in the Clark County District Attorney's Office.   For the first time, he reveals: Who prompted him to represent Keffe D pro bono (the name will be familiar if you have been following the case). What his relationship is like with his client How Keffe D got out of prison Plus much more, including Sanft's origin story, which begins in Tonga.   www.tupacmurderpodcast.com     #tupacshakur #michael sanft #keffed #lenanozizwereporting

The former head of Death Row Records security--and former Compton cop- Reggie Wright Jr. made explosive claims about now-retired Las Vegas Metro cop Brent Becker during award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe's recent interview.   In this episode, Lena gets to the most personal attacks.   Including Wright's claim that Brent is anti-black. Even though that claim is based, in part, on an encounter Brent says never even happened.   Also in the episode: More discussion about witnesses Rafael Pérez, David Mack and Kevin Gaines LAPD's Biggie files #tupac #Makaveli #2pac #Rafael Pérez #David Mac #Kevin Gaines #KeffeD           www.tupacmurderpodcast.com

I began my Tupac podcast in the vortex of my caregiving journey with my beloved and acclaimed mother, Alice Princess Msumba Siwundhla, Ph.D.   I inherited my journalistic curiosity from her.   Producing the podcast allowed me to satisfy my curiosity while being within arm's length of the love of my life. With the podcast, I retraced my investigative steps while exploring new theories, from the probable to the unlikely.   So much now tracks back to the players and the fact pattern I uncovered almost  30 years ago.   My mother's well-being was always at the forefront of my mind, even in the midst of my research and while interviewing retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker. Production delays have been prompted by my caregiving. I am carrying now, in part, because no one supported me more in my journalism than my mother. And I cannot think of a better storyteller--someone who promoted faith, hope, and love--other than my mother. I will forget you not and love you through eternity. With that as the backdrop, I'm dropping the latest episode on Lena Nozizwe reporting TMWHC. This episode delves into the contested telling of Tupac witnesses.    Link to tribute to Princess Msumba Siwundhla, Ph.D.   Alice Princess Msumba Siwundhla Ph.D: Xhosa South African orphan to inspirational bestselling author

One of the original homicide detectives investigating Tupac's murder responds to claims by a former Compton cop about what happened the day of the search warrant.   Journalist Lena Nozizwe pushes retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker to go into the most detail ever about his only face-to-face encounter with Orlando Anderson in the parking lot of the Compton Police Department.   Becker also responds to assertions from that former Compton cop who was there that day, who says the homicide detectives cared more about getting breakfast than interviewing Anderson.

Former head of Death Row security Reggie Weight Jr. had a lot of explosive things to say about (ret)LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker.  The problem is Becker says they just aren’t true. Who do you believe? This episode delves into the hours just after Tupac was shot, charges of racism and a hospital encounter Brent says never happened.   #tupac #brentbecker #reggieweightjr

www.tupacmurderpodcast.com In the final installment of a series of episodes, award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe probes former Death Row security head Reggie Wright Jr. on:   *his current relationship with former Death Row CEO Suge Knight *Knight's bae Theresa Swann *Death Row's former in-house mouthpiece, David Kenner *the source of Tupac's only published autopsy photo *LVMPD's challenge in getting the full "confession" tape *what he wants his legacy to be       #tupac #tupacmurderpodcast #reggiewrightjr #reggiewright

*He may not know.   The news in this episode of Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder Was His Case is just who Reggie Wright Jr., former head of Death Row security, brought to LVMPD detectives.   Lena also presents surprising evidence proving the scenario Reggie Jr. describes could never have happened as he claims.   www.tupacmurderpodcast.com   #tupacshakur #rampart #deathrowrecords #lenanozizwe #samsneed #snoopdog

This week, Reggie Wright Jr., the former head of Death Row Security, speaks on:   Orlando Anderson's "payoff"* *My word   Explosive claims about retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker   And why he gave my scoop to former Los Angeles Times reporter Chuck Philips.   #tupacshakur #2pac #deathrowrecords   www.tupacmurderpodcast.com

I have kept a secret for almost 30 years after first reporting on the murder of Tupac Shakur.   While my sources at LVMPD (including Brent Becker) and Compton PD were public, my source at Death Row has been unnamed until now.   And there was one question in particular I have been waiting to ask because that source lied to me.   Were the answers unspooled in this episode satisfying?    No.   But at last I have them.   It's all about the saga of the "snatched" Death Row chain.   #Tupac #2pac #Makaveli                     I kept a secret for almost 30 years after first reporting on the murder of Tupac Shakur.   While  my sources at LVMPD (including Brent Becket) and Compton PD were public, my source at Death Row has been unnamed until now.   And there was one question in particular I have been waiting to ask because that source lied to me.   Were the answers unspooled in this episode satisfying?    No.   But at last I have them.   It's all about the "snatched" Death Row chain.   #Tupac #2pac #Makaveli

Retired LVMPD detective Brent Becker answers more of your questions this week.   One of the original homicide detectives on the case talks about:   that reappearing Glock that disappearing Caddy whether Reggie is a killah

Who was the best witness  on September 7, 1996?     What do the bullet holes that riddled the BMW Tupac was in tell us?     Plus more about the relationship between LVMPD and Compton PD.     Retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker, one of the original investigators of Tupac's death, answers all in the latest episode of Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder Was His Case      #tupac #2pac #makaveli   tupacmurderpodcast.com

Listeners asked the questions.   And the answers include a rundown about a recalcitrant Big Frank.   A timid Suge Knight.   And a deep concern about a California police department.     In this episode, retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker answers your questions, some 30 years after he first began investigating the murder of Tupac Shakur.   www.tupacmurder.com