Judge nixes conviction of 1 of 2 men found guilty of killing Jam Master Jay
A federal judge has thrown out the murder conviction of one of the men found guilty in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay.
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A federal judge has thrown out the murder conviction of one of the men found guilty in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay.
Jay Bryant, the third man charged in the murder of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, is due in a Brooklyn federal courtroom for a status hearing.
In their first, rare television interview, two of his sons are speaking out about their father, sharing some very personal memories, and expressing their feelings on the long-awaited closing of this chapter.
It's been three weeks since two men were found guilty for the murder of legendary hip-hop DJ Jam Master Jay. His family has waited more than two decades for justice, and now, in their first television interview since that trial, two of his sons sat down with CBS New York's Maurice DuBois to share some personal remembrances about their dad and to finally talk about what that verdict means to them.
Two sons of the late Run-D.M.C. star are speaking out for the very first time since two men were convicted of killing their father more than 20 years ago. CBS New York's Maurice DuBois reports.
CBS New York's Maurice DuBois sits down with Jam Master Jay's sons to talk about the trial and their father's legacy.
A guilty verdict was reached in the murder trial for two men charged with killing Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay.
Hip-hop legend and New York native Jam Master Jay was gunned down in his Queens studio in 2002. Two decades later, a jury found his childhood friend and his godson guilty on all counts. CBS New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
The hip-hop icon, whose real name was Jason Mizell, was gunned down in 2002 inside his music studio in Hollis, Queens. CBS New York's Jessica Moore has the story.
Officials held a news conference Tuesday after two men were found guilty in the murder of Jam Master Jay.
Two men were convicted of killing Jam Master Jay on Tuesday, nearly 22 years after the DJ's death. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
We're awaiting a verdict on the charges against two men accused of killing the Run-D.M.C. star in his Queens studio in 2002.
Prosecutors spent weeks laying out the case against two men accused of murdering the Run-D.M.C. DJ inside his studio in Hollis, Queens.
Closing arguments wrapped up earlier this week in the case against two men charged in his death. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Two close associates are accused of killing the hip-hop legend in his Queens recording studio more than 20 years ago.
Closing arguments began Tuesday in the decades-old murder case of hip-hop star Jam Master Jay, whose real name is Jason Mizell. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/49mpEGF
Two close associates are accused of killing the hip-hop legend in his Queens recording studio more than 20 years ago.
Yarrah Concepcion was brought to tears as she testified Thursday in the trial of two men charged in the 2002 killing.
Emotional testimony was heard Thursday from a woman who was inside the music studio when Jason Mizell, who was known as Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, was fatally shot in 2002. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/4biTHR5
Tony Rincon, who was also shot that night, described what happened in the legendary Run-DMC DJ's studio in Queens.
Tony Rincon, who was also shot that night, described what happened in the legendary Run-DMC DJ's studio in Queens.
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