Prosecutors argue that two men accused of killing Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay were both close to the trailblazing DJ but were driven by "greed and revenge" when they ambushed him at his recording studio more than than 20 years ago. Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr. went on trial Monday. Prosecutors say they killed the 37-year-old DJ in 2002 after being cut out of a cocaine deal. The case languished for almost two decades until their arrest in 2020. Jam Master Jay worked the turntables for Run-DMC as the group helped bring hip-hop into the mainstream in the 1980s with hits like “It’s Tricky” and “Walk This Way.”
US court told drugs, greed and revenge at centre of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay's murder abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The DJ was fatally shot in his New York studio in 2002. Nearly two decades later in 2020, two men, Karl Jordan Jr and Ronald Washington, were charged with murder and on Monday their trial got under way.
Twenty years after Jam Master Jay's 'brazen' murder, feds lay out case at trial in Brooklyn courthousenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courthousenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.