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Accomplice Pleads Guilty in 2002 Jam Master Jay Murder

A man has pleaded guilty to his role as an accomplice in the 2002 murder of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay. This development marks a significant step in the long-unsolved case of the rap legend's killing.

27 Apr, 17:42 — 27 Apr, 21:03
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APVery High4h ago

Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC - AP News

Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC  AP News

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CNNMostly Factual4h ago

Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC - CNN

Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC  CNN

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SCMPMostly Factual2h ago

Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Nearly 25 years after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was killed, a man admitted in court on Monday to a role in the shooting that stymied investigators for decades. Jay Bryant pleaded guilty to a federal murder charge, telling a judge that he helped other people get into a recording studio to ambush the DJ, born Jason Mizell. “I knew a gun was going to be used to shoot Jason Mizell,” Bryant told a federal magistrate. “I knew that what I was doing was wrong and a crime.” Bryant’s admission...

By Associated Press

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The IndependentMostly Factual1h ago

Man pleads guilty decades after Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay’s murder

Run-DMC was the first rap group with gold- and platinum-selling albums, a Rolling Stone cover, and a video on MTV

By Jennifer Peltz

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rolling-stoneMostly Factual4h ago

Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Murder of Run-D.M.C.’s Jam Master Jay

Jay Bryant, 52, admitted to opening up a back door to the hip-hop legend's studio, so two other suspects could catch the DJ/producer off guard

By Cheyenne Roundtree

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billboardMostly Factual2h ago

Jam Master Jay Murder: Accomplice Pleads Guilty to Helping Alleged Killers

Prosecutors say Jay Bryant opened a locked door so that two other men could slip undetected into a Queens recording studio and shoot the famed DJ.

By Rachel Scharf

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tmzMixed3h ago

Jam Master Jay Murder Accomplice Pleads Guilty to Role in Run-DMC Legend's Killing

Justice has been a long time coming in the murder of Run-DMC legend Jason Mizell -- AKA Jam Master Jay -- because another man has admitted his role in the hip-hop icon's killing nearly 24 years after the shocking crime. Monday, federal prosecutors…

By TMZ Staff

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