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Jam Master Jay's Family Waited 22 Years for Justice. They’re Still Processing What It Means
The Run-D.M.C. DJ's sons and cousin reflect on two decades of loss and the impact of the murder trial's guilty verdicts
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Jam Master Jay: Two Men Found Guilty in Murder of Run-D.M.C. DJ
After decades of investigations and weeks of testimony, U.S. attorneys convinced a Brooklyn jury that Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington carried out the Run-D.M.C. DJ's "ambush" and "execution"
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Jam Master Jay Trial: Defense Lawyers Invoke Harry Potter, Ferris Bueller in Closing Argument
A jury will start deliberating Thursday in Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington's murder case
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Jam Master Jay Trial: Prosecution Outlines 'Brutality' of Shooting in Closing Remarks
Defense attorneys, who will give closing remarks on Wednesday, also produced their only witness: an expert on memory
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Jam Master Jay Trial Witness Claims Defendant 'Basically' Told Her He Killed Run-DMC DJ
Prosecutors' line of questioning, though, almost led to a mistrial for Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr.
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Jam Master Jay Trial: Recording Studio Turned to Chaos After Shooting
Randy Allen, a childhood friend and business partner of the Run-DMC DJ, described a terrifying scene in courtroom testimony on Tuesday
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Jam Master Jay Initially Smiled at Man Who Fatally Shot Him
At the Run-DMC DJ's murder trial, an eyewitness testified that the DJ, who was about to head on tour with the group, recognized the person who shot him
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Jam Master Jay 'Was Worried,' Started Carrying a Gun Days Before He Was Killed
The late Run-D.M.C. DJ's cousin testified in the Brooklyn trial for two men accused of killing Jay that one of the defendants had warned "something bad is going to happen"
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'I Was Scared': Jam Master Jay Witness Details DJ's Final Seconds at Trial
Uriel Rincon, who was shot in his leg when assailants killed Run-DMC's DJ in 2002, told a jury that fear kept him from cooperating with authorities for years
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Jam Master Jay Trial Opens Two Decades After Run-DMC DJ's Killing
Prosecutors claim two men killed pioneering turntablist as revenge for cutting them out of a drug deal
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