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BET NIGHTLY NEWS Sets Five-Part Investigative Report on Unsolved Murder of Hip
Hop Legend Jam Master Jay
Family Members, Friends of Jam Master Jay Finally Break Their Silence After One
Year
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- To mark the one-year anniversary of the
murder of renowned disc jockey Jam Master Jay of the legendary hip hop group Run
DMC, BET has announced it will televise a five-part investigative series on the
unsolved murder case November 3-7 on BET NIGHTLY NEWS at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. The
series was developed from more than 18 hours of interviews with over a dozen
sources over a period of three months, including the immediate family of Jam
Master Jay; some of the victim's closest friends; and a key witness present
during the slaying last October in a Queens, New York recording studio owned by
the DJ.
"While mainstream media has barely scratched the surface in the investigation of
the murder of Jam Master Jay, his family, friends and the African-American
community still have many unanswered questions," said Nina Henderson Moore, BET
Executive Vice President of News, Public Affairs and Program Acquisitions.
"With this investigative series, we hope to uncover some of those answers, while
also taking a look at the disturbing trend of unsolved murder cases involving
African Americans."
BET NIGHTLY NEWS reporter Janell Snowden conducts the interviews throughout the
series, revealing publicly some of the issues and suspicions that people closest
to Jam Master Jay have kept silent about since his murder. "One year later and
without anyone having been brought to justice for this crime, it is clear that
Jam Master Jay's family and friends remain frustrated with the lack of closure
to this case," said Snowden. "We're grateful that Jam Master Jay's family and
friends were willing to share with BET NIGHTLY NEWS their thoughts and emotions
as they, like the many fans of Jam Master Jay and Run DMC, wait for the case to
be solved."
The following are highlights from the upcoming BET NIGHTLY NEWS five-part series
examining the unsolved murder case of hip hop legend Jam Master Jay:
* Monday, November 3: Interview with a New York Police detective who
explains why this murder has not been solved. This segment also
includes a computer-generated layout of the murder scene as described by
police experts.
* Tuesday November 4: Exclusive interview with Randy Allen, a witness
present in the recording studio the night of the murder. Allen gives
his account of what happened that night.
* Wednesday November 5: Connie Mizell, mother of Jam Master Jay,
discusses for the first time on television her difficulty coping with
the pain of her son's loss, and discloses her theories on why her son
was murdered.
* Thursday November 6: Possible motives for Jam Master Jay's death are
examined. While investigators have not disclosed any motives, family
members and friends of Jam Master Jay reveal their own theories.
* Friday November 7: Terri-Corley Mizell, widow of the murder victim, and
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, member of the rap group Run DMC, discuss the
hardship of dealing with the murder of Jam Master Jay. BET NIGHTLY NEWS
also speaks with the lead detectives on the case about what's next in
their investigation.
ABOUT BET
BET, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA; VIA.B), is the nation's leading
television network providing quality entertainment, music, news and public
affairs programming for the African-American audience. The BET Network reaches
more than 75 million households according to Nielsen Media Research, and can be
seen in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. BET is a dominant consumer
brand in the urban marketplace with a diverse group of branded businesses:
BET.com, the Number 1 Internet portal for African Americans; BET Digital
Networks -- BET Jazz, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for
cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, specializing in a full
range of event production services, including event management, venue selection,
talent recruitment, sound, lighting and stage production; and BET Books, the
nation's leading publisher of African-American themed romance novels under the
Arabesque Books label, and publisher of new imprints Sepia and New Spirit.
DATASOURCE: BET (Black Entertainment Television)
CONTACT: Michael Lewellen of BET, +1-202-608-2003,
; or Jackie Francois of The Master Mind Group,
+1-212-554-4052,
Web site: http://www.bet.com/