There are a lot of theories floating around in these two cases. Obviously they can't all be true. There is nothing wrong with asking questions, but as someone who has done extensive research on the material that is out there, I find it really sad when I see people buy into theories where the facts have obviously been twisted. I am not against conspiracy theories, but if you are going to make a case for a conspiracy theory, then you need to have the facts in line with what you are presenting.

One of the biggest misconceptions about the Tupac case concerns Suge Knight's head injury. There seem to be a lot of people out there who think Suge was cut by a piece of flying glass. First of all, the glass in this vehicle was PVB Laminated Glass which is a safety glass that is designed to minimize the risk of injury and the chances of being cut by this type of glass are extremely low. Cathy Scott is perhaps the most thorough researcher who has investigated this case and she personally met with the doctors who treated Suge Knight. They did indeed remove bullet fragments from the lower part of Suge's cranium. The occipital bone to be exact. If you want the names of these doctors, I suggest you contact Cathy Scott. She is more than approachable. Even Frank Alexander wrote in his book Got Your Back that blood was "squirting from his head" and said and I quote "Suge is looking up at me and I could see the bleeding getting worse" (page 160). He also talked about seeing Suge in tears when they got the news of Tupac's death. There were many other witnesses who saw Suge grieving Tupac and being angry at what happened, because let's not forget, someone tried to kill him as well. His behavior was certainly not consistent with what we know about people who are guilty of murder.

Another thing to remember is that they recovered bullets from the dashboard, not just from the passenger side, but from the driver's side as well. Now if you were Suge Knight and you wanted Tupac Shakur dead, would you want the shooters to shoot across the car? Because that is what happened here. It is simply ridiculous. I do understand why people have a hard time buying Suge's version of events, simply because of all the bullshit he has said in the past. He has contradicted himself many times and proven himself to be a bold faced liar several times over. When you lie and manipulate as much as Suge did, then there will come a time when people won't believe anything you have to say. Even if it's the truth. I am certainly no fan of this guy, but I don't believe he had anything to do with the murder of Tupac. The LAPD and the FBI wanted Suge Knight bad and if he truly was responsible for this, he would have been arrested. They just did not believe he was responsible for this.

Another misconception people have about this case is the story about Tupac wanting to leave the record company. There is no evidence that suggests so. In fact, it's the exact opposite. On September 4, three days before the shooting, Tupac was in New York at the MTV Video Music Awards where he talked to the media about starting Death Row East and seemed very excited about it. Even said "Do you believe in God? If you believe in God, then believe in Death Row East" and Tupac was no atheist. Matter of fact, here it is. Now, does this sound like somebody who is planning to leave Death Row? Even Michael Moore, that idiotic bodyguard who claimed he heard "we got 'em" in the presence of Reggie Wright, said he witnessed Tupac and Suge get into a heated argument in New York over Snoop's comment to the media about wanting to make music with Biggie. According to Moore, Tupac was angry because he felt Snoop was not being loyal to Death Row. In one of his very last interviews, Tupac was asked where he'd see himself in five years and he said and I am quoting directly from the magainze: "I see myself having a job at Death Row". Tupac was known to have arguments with Suge and almost everybody he was close with. In fact, Shock G of Digital Underground said they used to fight all the time. Tupac having arguments with Suge or trying to get his hands on the masters does not mean he was leaving the record company. This is all based on assumption. It's a baseless statement. A lot of people think the birth of Makaveli Records was a sign he was going to leave, but Makaveli Records was going to be distributed through Death Row. Tupac even said it himself. You talk to any of the Outlaws and they'll tell you the same thing.

The evidence does nothing but point away from Suge Knight. I'd love to believe that disgruntled police officer, but if he doesn't have any evidence then I can understand why he was kicked off the force. As far as Tupac's bodyguards go, they seem to be more interested in making money than solving Tupac's murder. In fact, I am willing to bet that even they don't believe Suge or Reggie Wright had anything to do with this. It's amazing how far you can go with a few assumptions. It's also important to note that Frank Alexander's story has changed drastically since he wrote his book. In the book, he even dedicated a whole chapter to Suge and Death Row, where he expressed love and support for Suge Knight. Due to his original story about the case, Frank has major credibility problems.

I don't know for sure who killed Tupac, but I certainly suspect Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, the man Tupac assaulted two hours before the shooting. Conspiracy theorists believe he was planted there, but the Lakewood mall incident happened in April of '96. For those who don't know, that's the incident where Anderson snatched that Death Row chain from Travon Lane's neck. Travon Lane being one of Suge's Mob Piru friends and the guy who pointed Anderson out at the casino on that fateful night of September 7, 1996. Five months had gone by. Everyone knew the Lakewood mall incident was a serious matter. Even Frank Alexander remembered it. The reason why it can't be ignored is because there was a $10,000 bounty on the Death Row chains. So this was a major thing.

Investigators also found no connection between Suge Knight, a Mob Piru and Orlando Anderson, a South Side Crip. The only interesting connection Anderson had was to the late Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, one of the founding members of NWA and a man who had his own beef with Suge Knight. A beef that had a lot to do with the departure of Dr. Dre from Wright's record label. But Wright was also a Compton Crip and openly associated with Crips, particularly the South Side Compton Crips. He had grown up around the corner from them and was close to the family of Orlando Anderson. Wright's best friend happened to be Mark "Big Man" Rucker, a well known member of the gang, who was employed by Wright for many years. Eazy even gave record deals to some of the South Side Crips. The late Dj Train being among them. Eazy-E, who like Dj Train, died before Tupac, was a well known Compton drug dealer way before he made his mark on the music industry and continues to be revered by his old friends on the South Side. To say Orlando Anderson was planted by a rival gang member is a big stretch and the fact that he didn't have a ticket to the fight doesn't mean anything. Most people go to Vegas to party on fight nights. They tend to have limited interest in the fights themselves.

Tupac Shakur was killed with a 40mm Glock. Orlando Anderson had denied owning such a gun, but when his home was raided in October of '96, they found a 40mm Glock. Yeah! Also, before it was ever disclosed to the public that Tupac had been killed with a 40mm Glock, one of the informants the Compton Police Department had, told them he had seen Orlando Anderson carrying a 40mm Glock around the time of the murder. By the way, these informants that fingered Anderson were South Side Compton Crips. The very same gang Orlando Anderson belonged to. Sadly, due to the problems the Compton PD was having with the Las Vegas PD, the investigation screeched to a halt. Then in 1998, Orlando Anderson was murdered. That is essentially what happened with this case and the reason why I believe this case will never be solved.

The Biggie Smalls case is another matter, but I'll discuss it later.