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A Guilty Plea in Jam Master Jay’s Murder, Two Decades Later

3 sources3 storiesFirst seen 4/27/2026Score48Mixed Progress
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Clipability
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Jam Master Jay Murder Accomplice Pleads Guilty to Role in Run-DMC Legend's Killing TMZMan pleads guilty to murder 2 decades after death of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay BBCThird suspect pleads guilty in US murder of Jam Master Jay France 24Man pleads guilty to role in 2002 murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay The GuardianMan pleads guilty 25 years after Jam Master Jay's murder NBC News

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Man pleads guilty to murder 2 decades after death of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay.

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Jay Bryant, 52, changed his plea on Monday, admitting that he helped others get into a building to ambush the pioneering rapper and deejay.

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Jay Bryant's admission of guilt on Monday was the first time anyone had publicly acknowledged orchestrating the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, the D.J.

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