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Day 5Aug 21, 2026Prosecution case

The last photograph, and the man who sold his own story

Tupac Shakur Murder Trial · The full record

Leonard Jefferson told jurors he pulled up beside Shakur at a red light on Las Vegas Boulevard, was waved along toward the club, and took what became the last photograph of the rapper alive; asked whether he staged it, he answered "I did not." Prosecutors then turned to the documentary business: "Death Row Chronicles" director Mario Diaz said Davis was paid to appear and that nothing was scripted, and clips were played of Davis saying, "I am the only one alive who can tell you who really killed Tupac." Jurors also heard a long 2009 police interview in which Davis says, "I wish I never met Puff Daddy period. I swear to God. He messed up my life." Davis himself spoke up in open court, objecting after his home address was read aloud: "This stuff is wrong." Fox 5 Vegas · Fox Baltimore (Sinclair) · CBS 6 Albany (Sinclair) · 8 News Now

Who testified

  • Leonard Jefferson — Photographer. Took the last known photograph of Shakur alive, at a stoplight on the Strip; said "I did not" when asked whether he staged it.
  • Mario Diaz — Director, BET's "Death Row Chronicles". Testified Davis was paid to appear and the series was unscripted, with no questions given in advance; the defense noted the consultants were the same investigators who wrote a book about the case.
  • Michael Dorsey — True-crime producer, co-author of a book on the investigation. Worked on the documentary; confirmed Sean Combs' lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to Apple TV over the material, though no lawsuit followed.

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