"Guilty Verdict: Two Men Convicted in Murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay"

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"Guilty Verdict: Two Men Convicted in Murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay"
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Two men, Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, were found guilty of murdering Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay in 2002 after a drug deal went bad. The jury delivered the verdict after weeks of testimony, ending decades of speculation about the motive behind the killing. Both men face a minimum of 20 years in prison, with sentencing set for a later date. A third man, Jay Bryant, has been added to the indictment and is set to be tried in January 2026. The case involved witness testimonies, emotional accounts of the shooting, and allegations of a drug-related motive.

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