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A federal jury in Brooklyn on Tuesday (Feb. 27) found two New York City men guilty in the 2002 murder of Run-DMC‘s Jam Master Jay, setting the stage for potential decades-long prison sentences.

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00:00 A jury has found two men guilty of murdering Run-DMC's Jam Master J more than 20 years after his death.

00:06 Jam Master J was murdered in Queens, New York back in 2002. And today, after a three-week trial,

00:23 Carl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington have been found guilty of murder.

00:28 More than 30 witnesses testified and the jury came to the conclusion that the two men killed

00:32 the rapper after he cut them out of a cocaine deal. Jordan and Washington each face a minimum

00:38 sentence of 20 years in prison. They will be able to challenge the verdict first to the judge and

00:43 then to a federal appeals court. But such appeals face long odds. Attorneys for both defendants and

00:49 the prosecution did not immediately return requests for comment on the verdict.

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00:55 (whooshing)

Jam Master Jay Murder Verdict: Jury Finds Two Men Guilty in Run-DMC Star’s 2002 Killing | Billboard News

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