Tupac Shakur Murder Trial Takes Gen-X Dad Straight Back To The Great Bong-Hazed Mystery Of His Youth

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A local Gen-X Australian dad is today underplaying how deeply invested he is in the court proceedings of a Las Vegas murder trail.

Not since the OJ Simpson Trial has 54-year-old web developer, Keegan Morrisey (Betoota Heights) cared this much about the American legal system.

But it's only because an old wound has been torn open this week, as Keegan seeks justice for one of the heroes of his young adulthood.

Alongside Wally Lewis, Greg Norman, Michael Jordan... There was also Tupac Shakur.

The multi-platinum LA rapper who epitomised the brash sound of 1990s rap music, giving a voice to the streets and becoming a cultural icon for voyeuristic suburban youths like Keegan - before being gunned down after a Mike Tyson fight in 1996.

After nearly pushing this tragedy out of his mind through several decades of work and family duties, Keegan has suddenly zoned back in on the great mystery of his bong-smoke-hazed youth.

His kids, who are now the age he was when Tupac died, could not possibly understand how big this is.

This comes as a person of interest finally being dragged before the Las Vegas courts - nearly 30 years after the fatal drive-by shooting of the iconic gangster rapper on the strip.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. He was arrested in 2023 and pleaded not guilty. If convicted, Davis faces life in prison without parole for killing hip hop's first household name.

This trial has the potential to shatter several well-established narratives that Keegan and his mates have adhered to ever since the long afternoons spent punching cones on suede couch in the pre-internet era.

For years, Keegan explored many different theories, from Tupac being killed by his East Coast rival Biggie Smalls - to Tupac being killed by his own manager, Suge Knight. Or in fact, Tupac being killed by Biggie Smalls' manager P Diddy.

There's also the possibility of him being killed by off-duty LAPD cops, or extremist religious figures, or - of course - the CIA, who took issue with his social justice advocacy.

Whatever comes of this trial, Keegan's wife and family will never understand how big of deal this is to him.