BET NIGHTLY NEWS Sets Five-Part Investigative Report on Unsolved Murder of Hip Hop Legend Jam Master Jay
28 October 2003 - 11:18AM
PR Newswire (US)
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/
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