On Sept. 7th, 1996, Tupac Shakur, age 25, was shot in a drive-by after leaving a boxing match at the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas strip. He was sitting in a black BMW sedan with Suge Knight, the head of his record label, when a white Cadillac pulled up alongside and a gunman opened fire, striking Tupac multiple times. In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, talks with true crime author Cathy Scott about the unsolved 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. They discuss the shooting, key figures, timeline of events, and new developments in the cold case investigation. Show Notes: [0:00] Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum.   [1:50] Sheryl introduces guest, Cathy Scott, to the listeners  [3:25] Cathy Scott's Background [6:50] Question: When were you first aware of the shooting in 1994? [7:00] Details on the 1994 shooting of Tupac in New York  [9:50] Tupac Shooting in Las Vegas on September 7th, 1996 [12:20] Question: How is this murder not captured on film? [17:25] The relationship of Keefe D and Orlando Anderson [19:36] Biggie Smalls Murder in 1997 [24:00] Suspects Identified [34:17] “I miss my son every day a little bit more, but I thank God every day for every second he was here.” -A.S Thanks for listening to another episode! If you’re loving the show and want to help grow the show, please head over to Itunes and leave a rating and review! How to Leave an Apple Podcast Review: First, Open the podcast app on your iPhone, Mac, or iPad. Then, hit the “Search” tab at the bottom right-hand corner of the page and search for Zone 7. Select the podcast, scroll down to find the subheading “Ratings & Reviews”. and select “Write a Review.” Next, select the number of stars you’d like to leave. Please choose 5 stars! Using the text box which says “Title,” write a title for your review. Then in the text box, write the review itself. The review can be up to 300 words long, but doesn’t need to be much more than: “Love the show! Thanks!” or Once you’re done select “Send” in the upper right-hand corner.   --- Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.   You can connect and learn more about Sheryl’s work by visiting the CCIRI website https://coldcasecrimes.org Social Links: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ColdCaseTips Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.