A celebrity murder went cold for three decades. The system only moved when the suspect wrote a book.
A man finally sits trial Monday for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur — nearly 30 years after one of the most famous killings in American history went cold, exposing a justice system that couldn't close a celebrity assassination but can mobilize overnight when the targets suit political priorities.
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