'' The Killing of Tupac Shakur '' is a biographical , true crime account by American journalist and author Cathy Scott of the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur . The book made news upon its September 1997 release , on the first anniversary of Shakur 's death , because of an autopsy photo included in its pages . It was the first book to be released covering the rapper 's death . The book was reprinted in the UK by Plexus Publishing and in Poland by Kagra . Coverage of the autopsy photo , taken of Shakur 's body on a gurney in the coroner 's examining room , catapulted the book onto the '' Los Angeles Times '' bestseller list . New editions of the book were released in 2002 and 2014
1996 murder
Murder of Tupac Shakur
The Killing of Tupac Shakur