The murder of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay has been a mystery for nearly two decades but two men are finally in custody for the crime, Freelanews has learnt.
Jay was shot to death on October 30, 2002, in a recording studio in Queens, and now federal prosecutors are indicting Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan, Jr. for the crime.
The 2 men have long been suspects, but the feds finally feel they have the goods to prosecute them on charges of murder while engaged in drug trafficking.
Federal prosecutors are expected to announce the charges some time Monday, as was first reported by the NY Times.
Washington is already serving a federal sentence for robbery, and Jordan was taken into custody Sunday.Run-DMC was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York, founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell.
Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture and one of the most famous hip hop acts of the 1980s.
JMJ was just 37 when he was killed.
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