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Two unsolved rap murders haunted police for decades. Why Tupac case closed but not Biggie Smalls'

A jury found a onetime Compton gang leader guilty in the slaying of Tupac Shakur.

Two unsolved rap murders haunted police for decades. Why Tupac case closed but not Biggie Smalls'

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A jury found a onetime Compton gang leader guilty in the slaying of Tupac Shakur.

A jury found a onetime Compton gang leader guilty in the slaying of Tupac Shakur. The killing of Biggie Smalls, a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G., remains unsolved.

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A jury found a onetime Compton gang leader guilty in the slaying of Tupac Shakur.

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