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