Two decades after Jam Master Jay’s murderthis monday the trial of two alleged celebrity killers began DJ of the American group Run-DMCwho left an indelible mark in rap.
The first phase, jury selection, began this Monday, but Opening arguments will be held on January 29.
After two decades without solving the crimeProsecutors in August 2022 charged Ronald Washington, now 59, and Karl Jordan Jr., 40, the alleged perpetrators of the headshot that On October 30, 2002, Jason “Jay” Mizell died. in his studio in the borough of Queens. The musician was 37 years old at the time and is the father of three children.
Rapper Jam Master Jay was shot and killed in New York
In May 2023, the prosecution also charged a third defendant, Jay Bryant, 50, who will be tried in another parallel trial, according to a court spokesman.
Both Washington and Jordan, who was 18 at the time of the alleged crime, They are accused of murder related to drug trafficking and murder with a firearm, for which they could be sentenced to death. Jordan also faces several additional narcotics distribution charges.
According to court documents, The motive for the rapper’s murder was linked to Mizell’s procurement of cocaine for distribution in Maryland by a group that included Washington and Jordan.
Two men have been charged in connection with the murder of musician Jam Master Jay; a case that remained unsolved for 18 years
An internal dispute led to Mizella to exclude Washington from the deal, which prosecutors say led to his murder.
The murder had a major impact due to the international success of Run-DMC, a hip hop group born in the early 80s and known for hits such as “It’s Tricky”, “Christmas In Hollis”, “Can You Rock It Like This”, “My Adidas” or “Walk this way”.
The trio regularly railed against violent gang culture, which in the early 90s became increasingly associated with rap music.
Over the years, investigators have considered a number of possible motives for the murder, including that one The fatal shooting was fueled by resentment toward 50 Cent, another Queens-born rapper and protégé of Jam Master Jay. Later that theory was rejected.
Jam Master Jay’s death follows a spate of murders that shocked the rap community in the 1990s, including those of rap superstars Tupac Shakur and The Notorious BIG (AND)
Source: Eluniverso
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