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Unsolved (U.S. TV Series)
''Unsolved'' (also titled ''Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.'') is an American true crime drama anthology television miniseries. The miniseries is based on the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur and the 1997 murder of The Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls). It premiered February 27, 2018 on USA Network. The 10-episode miniseries chronicles the dual police investigations of Detective Greg Kading (Josh Duhamel) and Detective Russell Poole (Jimmi Simpson) into the controversial murders of two of the rap industry's most legendary players, Tupac (Marcc Rose) and Biggie (Wavyy Jonez). Cast *Wavyy Jonez as The Notorious B.I.G. *Marcc Rose as Tupac Shakur *Josh Duhamel as Detective Greg Kading *Jimmi Simpson as Detective Russell Poole *Bokeem Woodbine as Officer Daryn Dupree * Jamie McShane as Detective Fred Miller *Brent Sexton as Detective Brian Tyndall *Wendell Pierce as Detective Lee Tucker * Luke James as Sean Combs *Aisha Hinds as Voletta Wallace *LeToya Lucket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Crime
True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people associated with and affected by criminal events. The crimes most commonly include murder; about 40 percent focus on tales of serial killers. True crime comes in many forms, such as books, films, podcasts, and television shows. Many works in this genre recount high-profile, sensational crimes such as the Death of JonBenét Ramsey, JonBenét Ramsey killing, the O. J. Simpson murder case, and the Pamela Smart murder, while others are devoted to more obscure slayings. True crime works can impact the crimes they cover and the audience who consumes it. The genre is often criticized for being insensitive to the victims and their families and is described by some as trash culture. History Zhang Yingyu's ''The Book of Swindles'' () is a late Ming dynasty collection of stories about allegedly true cases of fraud. Works in the related Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Poole
Russell Wayne Poole (November 29, 1956 – August 19, 2015) was a Los Angeles Police Department detective most noted for investigating the murder of the Notorious B.I.G., a rapper also known as Biggie Smalls, birth name Christopher Wallace. Poole also investigated the killing of LAPD Officer Kevin Gaines by LAPD Officer Frank Lyga on March 18, 1997. After retiring in 1999, he formed a private detective agency. Early career The son of a 27-year L.A. County Sheriff, Poole would "follow in his father's footsteps" and join the LAPD in 1981. He rose quickly, becoming a detective trainee only three years after being sworn in. Before being chosen to work in the Robbery-Homicide division in 1996, he spent over nine years as a homicide investigator at the South Bureau and Wilshire Division. He served as the primary investigator (taking a case all the way through to trial) on at least 135 homicide cases, and assisted on over 500 more. A noteworthy case investigated personally by Poole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Anderson
Orlando Tive "Baby Lane" Anderson (August 13, 1974 – May 29, 1998) was the prime suspect in the murder of Tupac Shakur. Anderson belonged to the California-based gang known as the Southside Compton Crips. Detective Tim Brennan of the Compton Police Department filed an affidavit naming Anderson as a suspect. Anderson denied involvement in Shakur’s murder and was never charged. On May 29, 1998, at the age of 23, he was killed in a gang-related shootout. Murder of Tupac Shakur In July 1996, Anderson was involved in an altercation at the Lakewood Mall, where he and his entourage assaulted Travon Lane, a member of Death Row Records, and snatched his Death Row medallion. There was rumored to be a bounty placed on Death Row medallions by their rivals, the Compton Crips, of which Anderson was a respected member. This move was extremely disrespectful and infuriated Suge Knight, Tupac Shakur, and the rest of Death Row. On September 7, 1996, after the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duane Davis (gangster)
Duane Keith "Keefe D" Davis ( ; born June 14, 1963) is an American member of the California-based gang known as the South Side Compton Crips who is charged with first-degree murder in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. Davis, a childhood friend of N.W.A. frontman Eazy-E, claims that he was in the vehicle with the perpetrator when Shakur was shot. Detective Tim Brennan from Compton, California, filed an affidavit naming Davis and his nephew Orlando Anderson as suspects. Anderson was killed in a gang-related shootout in 1998. On September 29, 2023, Davis was arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Shakur. Early life Duane Davis was born in Compton, on June 14, 1963. During his childhood, he played football with Suge Knight. Davis later joined the South Side Compton Crips. He married Paula Clemons. Murder of Tupac Shakur Three hours before Shakur's shooting on the night of September 7, 1996, Anderson was involved in a fight with Shakur and his entourage at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
