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Escaped 1973 cop killer and aunt of rapper Tupac Shakur is first woman added to FBI most-wanted terrorist list
The aunt of dead rapper Tupac Shakur has become the first woman added to the FBI most-wanted terrorist list.
The reward was today doubled to $2-million for Joanne Chesimard, the Black Liberation Army militant who fled prison for Cuba after being convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper in 1973,
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is still offering US $1-million for information leading to Chesimard’s capture, and New Jersey is adding another U.S. $1-million, state Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa said today, the 40th anniversary of the killing.
Why we won’t let musicians rest in peace
It’s called the “death effect” and it’s the same for actors, authors and artists — whether it’s an increase in exposure or a supply-induced demand (no more painter, no more paintings), public hunger for a person’s work grows exponentially following their passing. When it comes to musicians, however, the situation has the added element of necromancy, a sort of pop culture-tinged resurrection. From conspiracy theories claiming fake deaths to companies using technology to revive long-gone artists, audiences refuse to let musicians rest in peace. (Illustration by Steve Murray)
In what is gearing up to be not only one of the concert highlights of this year’s Coachella festival, but of 2012 (and possibly all-time), deceased rapper Tupac hit the stage with Snoop Dogg on Sunday night to perform three songs. But how? Click here to read our explanation.
