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Opening statements are set for Monday in the federal murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, who were arrested in 2020

NEW YORK -- For almost two decades, the 2002 killing of Run-DMCs Jam Master Jay stood as one of the hip-hop worlds most infamous and elusive crimes, one of three long-unsolved slayings of major rap stars.

Trial Begins Over 2002 Murder of Run-DMC Legend Jam Master Jay Trial Begins Over 2002 Murder of Run-DMC Legend Jam Master Jay

His slaying rocked the hip-hop world and led the group to disband, but the case went unsolved until the two men from his Queens neighborhood were arrested in 2020.

For two decades, the shooting of Jam Master Jay went unsolved, with witnesses remaining tight-lipped. Now, two men are going on trial, Martha McHardy reports

Prosecutors argue that two men accused of killing Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay were both close to the trailblazing DJ but were driven by "greed and revenge" when they ambushed

Karl Jordan Jr and Ronald Washington have both pleaded not guilty.

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The late Jam Master Jay worked the turntables for Run-DMC as the group helped bring hip-hop into the mainstream in the 1980s.

For two decades, the shooting of Jam Master Jay went unsolved, with witnesses remaining tight-lipped. Now, two men are going on trial, Martha McHardy reports