Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge (2007) and Sequels

On the night of September 7, 1996, Frank Alexander was the bodyguard responsible for Tupac. Eleven years later, one question would not leave him alone: Who killed Tupac, and why was he so poorly protected that night? Together with filmmaker Richard “RJ” Bond, he released a film to find answers. It grew into an entire series.

Three Films, Royalty Disputes, and New Cuts

A dispute arose over distribution: in 2008, the producers sued their label over unpaid royalties. As a result, the second installment was released by Mill Creek in a double pack alongside a revised cut of the first. In 2013, both films were re-edited and released as Tupac: Conspiracy and Tupac: Aftermath. Alexander died in April 2013.

Bodyguards Without Weapons: The Suspicion Against Death Row

The first film relies on interviews with people who played a role on the night of the murder or in the investigation. Those interviewed include journalist Cathy Scott, author of The Killing of Tupac Shakur, Tupac’s stepbrother Mopreme Shakur, bodyguard Michael Moore, Detective Brent Becker from the Las Vegas police, and LAPD investigator Donald Erath Jr.

The thesis: Security around Tupac was deliberately weakened that night. Armed bodyguards were allegedly pulled away or disarmed. In the film, the trail leads to Reggie Wright Jr., the then-head of security at Suge Knight’s label Death Row. Michael Moore reports in the film that he refused to hand over his weapon and was deployed elsewhere as a result.

Around the premiere, former Death Row bodyguard Kevin Hackie made headlines: He stated that he had worked undercover for the FBI from 1992 to 1996. Whether that is true cannot be verified from public sources.

Sharp Denials and Contradictions in His Own Book

Reggie Wright Jr. sharply rejected the allegations. He accused Alexander of having failed on the night himself, saying that Alexander and Hackie had had little to do with Tupac’s life but were exploiting his death. In the murder of Tupac Shakur, only one man has been charged, and he does not come from the Death Row camp (see below).

Alexander’s own statements are not free of contradictions either. In his book Got Your Back, he wrote that the bodyguards were only instructed not to carry their weapons inside Club 662 and were allowed to leave them in the car. The film tells the story in a far more dramatic fashion.

Advocacy Instead of Investigation: The Verdict Against Keffe D

The Assassination series contains genuine witness voices and interviews that other films lack. Its core thesis, however, remains a conspiracy theory, and the producers have defended it unchanged for years. The films should be understood as advocacy rather than the result of an investigation.

The justice system arrived at a different picture. In August 2026, a jury in Las Vegas found Duane “Keffe D” Davis of the Southside Crips guilty. The prosecution had argued that Davis organized the crime as revenge after Tupac and Suge Knight beat up his nephew Orlando Anderson earlier that evening. More on this: Shooting 1996 and Murder Rap.