Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac’s Murder Was His Case
Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac’s Murder Was His Case is a podcast that revisits the murder of Tupac Shakur from a unique perspective. Host Lena Nozizwe, who originally covered the story and obtained exclusive interviews, returns to the case twenty-five years later. The series features conversations with one of the original Las Vegas Metro Police investigators involved in the murder probe. Through these interviews, Nozizwe aims to uncover new details and insights about the unsolved murder of the iconic rapper.
Episodes
Keffe D's Lawyer Michael Sanft, Talks: Missing Files, Jury Selection, Corrupt and Unreadable LVMPD Floppy Disks, Chain of Custody and the Right to Choose Counsel (Prt 2)
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 r
Keffe D's Lawyer, Michael Sanft, Talks Tats, Man Bun, How His Client Got Out of Prison, That Reported Plea Deal, and Who Exactly Is Picking Up The Legal Tab? (Prt 1)
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 Distr
Retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker responds to Reggie Wright Jr.'s explosive personal attacks
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 Br
Witness
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 pro
When Baby Lane met LVMPD detective (ret) Brent Becker in Compton
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
(ret) LVMPD detective Brent Becker responds to former Death Row security head Reggie Wright Jr
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.
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Reggie Wright Jr. Speaks: Theresa Swann, autopsy photo source, LVMPD's challenge in getting the full "confession" tape
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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 get
Reggie Wright Jr. Speaks: Rampart cops for hire? Sam Sneed partying after a beating and which witnesses did he present to LVMPD?*
*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.
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Reggie Wright Jr. Speaks: Orlando's "Payoff," Explosive Claims About Brent Becker, and Giving My Exclusive to Chuck Philips
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.
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Reggie Wright Jr. Speaks: The Saga of The "Snatched" Death Row Chain
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 a
The Last Batch of Your Questions: 2026 Edition
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
More of Your Questions: 2026 Edition
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
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Your Questions 2026 Edition
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.
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Catching Up
Award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe catches up with one of the original investigators of Tupac Shakur's murder.
(Ret) Homicide Detective Brent Becker gives his take on the latest developments in the trial of the only person charged with the murder of the deified and vilified rapper.
And Lena gets his take on recent crime stories in the news.
It's all a preamble to upcoming episodes featur
Tease TMWHC: Source Hearing
Goodfellas Bail Bonds founder Gino "Forgetaboutit" Caruso says Keffe D will have a few hoops to jump through before he can get out on bail.
Caruso says that will include a lot of collateral, especially if the bail stays set at $750,000.
And the judge will want to know exactly where the money came from.
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TMWHC Tease: The Meaning of $750,000
What's it going to take for Keffe D to get out of Clark County Jail now that the judge overseeing the case of the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur set a $750,000 bail?
Lena Nozizwe interviews veteran bail bondsman Gino "Forgetaboutit" Caruso---the owner of Goodfellas Bail Bonds.
His answers may surprise you.
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$750,000 Bail
In this special edition episode of Tupac's Murder Was His Case veteran bail bondsman Gino "Forgetaboutit" Caruso provides his insight about the ruling today that the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur can get out of jail if he stays at home and coughs up $750,000.
The owner of Goodfellas Bail Bonds talks about the significance of the amount of bail for Keffe D.
And how it compares to other mur
More Questions Part 2
Retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker answers more listener questions in this episode of Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder Was His Case.
Note: This episode was recorded early in December before Keffe D's alleged threats against witnesses and before his public defenders asked for him to be let out on bail.
Keffe D's next court appearance is scheduled for January 2, 2024.
More Questions Part 1
For the first time since the arrest of Keffe D retired LVMPD detective Brent Becker answers listener questions.
Award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe also revisits questions she has about "the confession." LVMPD detective Clifford Mogg told the grand jury earlier this year the recording had not been turned over to the actual investigators of Tupac's murder.
Note: this episode was recorded on
The Transcripts Part 2
Retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker was one of three original detectives to investigate the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996.
In 2023 newly retired LVMPD homicide detective Cliff Mogg helped bring the case of his murder to the Clark County District Attorney's office.
In this episode a look at Brent's take on where the investigation has gone since he took on the case.
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For more in
The Transcripts Part 1
You've heard it often enough, including during this podcast, that the bar is so low that a grand jury could indict a ham sandwich.
So was the case presented by the Clark County District Attorney's office suitable for a lunch menu? Or does it merit prosecution?
What exactly convinced a Clark County grand jury to indict Keffe D for murdering rapper and actor Tupac Shakur?
In this episode of L
Laying Down The Law
After multiple video confessions, not to mention the self-incriminating memoir, how can Keffe D possibly defend himself from charges he murdered Tupac?
Seasoned Las Vegas criminal defense attorney Michael A. Troiano tells Lena Nozizwe all.
He also shares info on:
The price of Keffe's defense
What his living conditions are like now
And his take on the likelihood that Keffe D will take a de
The Arrest_Bonus Episode
Where was retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker when he first heard about the arrest of Keffe D?
How does he know Cliff Mogg, the now retired LVMPD homicide detective who somehow brought the case of Tupac Shakur's murder to the Clark County DA?
And just how familiar is Brent with those gathered to announce the indictment of Keffe D?
(Hint: He knows them all.)
Brent, one of the original inv
The Arrest
Twenty-seven years ago Brent Becker was a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide detective and he got an unusual call in the middle of the night.
No, it's not unusual to get a call any time if your job is to investigate murders.
But in this case no one had died.
On September 7, 1996, it was just a shooting.
The difference was, says Becker, that a high-profile victim was involved.
Becker
TMWHC_Promo_Pass the Popcorn
Have you been seeing popcorn emojis showing up when the discussion turns to the latest turn in the quest for justice for Tupac Shakur's
murder? There's a reason for that.
The next episode of Tupac's Murder Was His Case drops tonight at midnight.
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TMWHC_Promo_You Think I Didn’t Care? Bullsh!!
Do you think that Tupac's murder was not solved sooner because the original investigative team did not care? Retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker is not having it.
Me: What do you think about that?
Brent: !#@*!
Warning. Strong language!
But no stronger than what you will hear in one of Tupac's songs.
The next episode of Tupac's Murder Was His Case Drops (Lord willing) at midn
TMWHC_ Promo_Reaction to Announcement of Keffe’s Indictment
Cliff Mogg
Marc DiGiacomo
Steve Wolfson
Names you need to know if you are following what's next in the prosecution of Keffe D who has been charged with the murder of Tupac Shakur.
The aforementioned are shot callers in Clark County's legal world.
And one of the original investigators of Tupac's murder, retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker, continues to talk to me exclusively
The Grand Jury
A gangsta memoir that is also a confessional.
You might that a Keffe D conviction would be a slam dunk.
Not so fast.
So posits former Clark County prosecutor and current Las Vegas criminal defense attorney Chip Siegel.
Yes,Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder Was His Case has taken a detour. I am so curious about secretive grand juries in general and the Clark County grand jury in parti
TMWHC Promo: Keffe D’s Confession May Not Be Equal to a Conviction and Here’s Why
A gangsta memoir that is also a confessional.
You might that a Keffe D conviction would be a slam dunk.
Not so fast.
So posits former Clark County prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney Chip Siegel
Yes Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder Was His Case has taken a detour. I am so curious about secretive grand juries in general and the Clark County grand jury in particular.
A
TMWHC Promo: Going Grand Jury a Legal Slam Dunk? Maybe Not.
The saying goes that you can get a grand jury to indict a ham sammy.
But an indictment is not a conviction.
Former Clark County prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney Chip Siegel has so much more.
Yes Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder Was His Case has taken a detour. I am so curious about secretive grand juries in general and the Clark County grand jury in particular.
Attor
TMWHC Promo: Is The Grand Jury The Fast Track for Justice For Tupac? Or Not.
Is a grand jury a way to fast-forward a trial for Keffe D in connection with Tupac Shakur's murder--or could it be a way of hitting pause?
Hmmmmm.
Just one of the theories posited during my interview with Clark County former prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney Chip Siegel.
Yes Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder Was His Case has taken a detour in welcoming a guest other than
The Search Warrant
Almost 30 years after the murder of Tupac Shakur there has been a tangible development. A search warrant has been served at a house connected to Keefe D-the uncle of Orlando Anderson. If you have followed this case, or have been listening to the podcast you know Orlando has always been suspected of killing the celebrated rapper and actor.
In this episode, one of the original LVMPD investigators
TMWHC: Who Did (ret) LVMPD Det. Brent Becker Think He Saw Lurking in the MGM Video?
You'll never guess. Well in light of last week's search warrant maybe you will.
In yet another exclusive, Brent Becker, one of the original investigators of the murder of Tupac Shakur reveals who he thinks may have been lurking (on-camera) at the MGM Grand Hotel just before the drive-by shooting.
Hear more tonight when Season 2, Episode 1 of Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder was his cas
TMWHC: My Tupac Search Warrant Theory--What Does (ret) Brent Becker Think?
I am telling you.
The investigative journalist/published author in me came up with a theory of the case over the weekend---and did not have time to share during my @cbsnews appearance---but I discussed it yesterday morning while recording my podcast with retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker---which is 'bout to drop tonight at midnight.
And today it seems I am not alone in my belief.
W
TMWHC: Original LVMPD Tupac Homicide Detective Says: Back in 1996 He Knew Whodunit--The Issue Was Proving It
Almost 30 years ago one of the original LVMPD investigators of Tupac Shakur's murder says he knew full well whodunit. The rub was proving it.
In an exclusive interview with award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe Brent Becker reacts to the latest regarding the significant movement in the murder investigation.
Season 2, Episode 1 of Lena Nozizwe Reporting Tupac's Murder Was His Case drops 7.26.20
TMWHC Trailer: Original LVMPD Tupac Homicide Detective Says: Do The Math, Solve the Crime
In season two of Tupac's Murder Was His Case one of the original investigators from LVMPD finally spells out who killed the legendary rapper.
He tells podcast host Lena Nozizwe to just do the math.
The retired homicide detective says the latest developments in the case make him feel more comfortable about going on the record for the first time.
Season 2 of TMWHC drops 7.26.2023 at midnight
Ep 10: Questions 2 | Part 2-Bonus
If you have been listening to the podcast you know that there are some questions that Lena Nozizwe repeatedly asked her guest, retired LVMPD homicide detective Brent Becker, one way or another. Many center around Orlando Anderson.
For the first time, Nozizwe convinces Becker to reveal the private conversation he had with Anderson some 26 years ago.
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Episode 9: Questions 2
You asked about Orlando. Keefe D and so much more.
And once again LVMPD retired homicide detective Brent Becker answers your questions.
Plus, some clapping back to what's been heard on the streets.
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Tease: Questions Part 2
Retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide detective Brent Becker takes listener questions about everything they can think of---including Orlando, Keefe D and the gun.
Coming soon.
Ep 8: Questions
You have been listening from India to Saudi Arabia and from England to Nigeria. Thank you. In this episode, dear listeners, you provide the questions.
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Ep 7: 25 Years After
So much has happened over the 25 years since the murder of Tupac Shakur in Nevada.
Now retired homicide Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Detective Brent Becker and award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe take a look at whatever happened to those whose lives intersected with the influential rapper.
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Ep 6: Solved? Unsolved? Unprosecutable?
For the first time now retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Detective Brent Becker exclusively tells Lena Nozizwe he knew
who killed Tupac less than a year into the investigation.
So why no arrest then? Why no arrest 25 years later?
Has the case been solved? Will it ever be solved?
Is it even possible for the case to be prosecuted?
Listen now to all of the answers from one
Ep 5: Big and Pac
First, The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur were good friends.
Then mortal enemies.
And in death--simply immortal.
In this episode of "Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder Was His Case" now-retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Detective Brent Becker discusses the intersection of the murders of Pac and Big intersected.
That includes Becker's interaction with Russell Pool
Ep 4: The Usual Suspect
On the streets, he was known as Lando or Baby Lane.
Orlando Tive Anderson has also become known as the person most cited as Tupac Shakur's killer.
Why?
Was Anderson a blood-thirsty killer seeking revenge and or paper? Or was he simply at the wrong place at the wrong time?
Lena Nozizwe first started asking the investigative team of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 25 years ago.
Sh
Ep 3 Part 2: The Investigation
Orlando Anderson. The Notorious B.I.G. Suge Knight. Diddy. And there are names you have never heard of before. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sifted through a number of clues in the investigation into who killed Tupac Shakur.
Brent Becker, one of the original LVMPD homicide detectives on the case, walks journalist Lena Nozizwe through the investigation starting with the earliest days
Ep 3 Part 1: The Investigation
Much has been said about the investigation of the murder of Tupac Shakur. It's hard to find anything good. What exactly did the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department do? For the first time Brent Becker, one of the original investigators on the case, provides a detailed review from the inside. Nothing is off the table in the extensive interview with award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe.
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Ep 2: The Autopsy
Now retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Detective Brent Becker is one of a handful of people in the world who witnessed the autopsy of Tupac Shakur.
For the first time, he reveals exclusively what he saw 25 years ago starting with the call that Tupac had passed away.
Lena Nozizwe also probes Becker about the enduring belief that the influential rapper and actor is still alive.
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Ep 1: September 7, 1996
When Lena Nozizwe interviewed former Death Row CEO Suge Knight in jail in the 1990s he told her that September 7, 1996, was a historic day. Some 25 years later his words have proven to be prophetic.
One of the original investigators of the case, now retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide Detective Brent Becker, gives the most detailed account of that day ever, from the insi
Ep 0 :Prelude
Twenty-five years ago Brent Becker was a homicide detective with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Lena Nozizwe was an on-air correspondent and producer with a prime-time crime show. Their paths crossed after Tupac Shakur was shot on September 7. 1996 on his way to perform at a benefit concert.
Twenty-five years later "Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder Was His Case" examines the
Locking up the casefile_trailer
Las Vegas Metro (ret) Brent Becker talks about the lengths the investigative team went to in securing the casefile.
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Don‘t throw stones-_trailer
Now retired Las Vegas Metro homicide detective Brent Becker says other law enforcement should think twice before throwing stones at the investigation into Tupac Shakur's murder.
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Not excited about it_trailer
Twenty-five years ago when Lena Nozizwe first met the original investigators of the murder of Tupac Shakur they were not exactly excited about the prospect of getting interviewed.
Not in Kansas anymore_trailer
Twenty-five years ago Lena Nozizwe called the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and asked to interview the original homicide detectives for the murder of Tupac Shakur. They said yes. Nozizwe quickly realized she was not in Kansas anymore.
Lena Nozizwe Reporting: Tupac's Murder Was His Case podcast coming August 31st.
He knew_trailer
Trailer for limited series debuting August 31st that reunites award-winning journalist Lena Nozizwe with (ret) homicide detective Brent Becker.
He may not tell all, but he tells quite a lot. Among the many revelations is that he and some of his LVMPD colleagues knew who killed Tupac not even a year into the investigation.
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