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Judge nixes conviction of one of two men found guilty of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
Federal judge ruled insufficient evidence of motive to uphold Karl Jordan Jr.'s murder conviction in the 2002 killing of hip-hop icon Jam Master Jay.
- A Brooklyn federal judge overturned the murder conviction of Karl Jordan, Jr., one of two men found guilty of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, citing a lack of evidence for the alleged motive.
- The judge upheld the conviction of Ronald Washington, stating there was sufficient evidence that he sought to murder Jam Master Jay in reprisal for a failed drug deal.
- Jam Master Jay's 2002 killing had long been one of hip-hop's famous cold cases until Washington and Jordan were charged in 2020.
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Conviction tossed in Jam Master J murder case, as judge finds prosecutors didn’t establish motive
The murder conviction of Karl Jordan Jr. in Jam Master Jay's 2002 slaying was thrown out Friday by Brooklyn Federal Judge Lashawn DeArcy Hall, who said prosecutors didn’t prove that the murder was drug-related.
·New York, United States
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