Reports suggest a media interview with Jam Master Jay's mother may have persuaded police to reinvestigate a long time friend of the Run DMC man, Randy Allen (aka MDA of Rusty Waters), with regards the DJ's murder last year. Suspicions were aroused when Jay's mother told the New York Daily News that she had not heard from Allen or his sister since her son's murder. Word is he may have further incriminated himself by not cooperating with subsequent police enquiries.
Jay's mother told the paper: "That hurts me more than words will ever say. All of these years, Jay and Randy have been friends. We were all as close as close can be, and I haven't seen Randy since my Jason was killed. You're his friend for 20 years and you don't want to talk to the police about what happened? You don't come to my house after he died? You want to say you don't know anything?"
Police last year ruled Allen out as a suspect after investigating allegations he stood to gain from a life insurance policy if Jay died. Last year Allen said: "It took me for a spin. That's the meanest thing you can do to somebody, to say that a best friend is involved with something like that. On the radio yesterday they said I was in jail. We make records, man. We're not into life insurance and shit like that. That's not a part of anybody in my clique. We don't go around worrying about things like that. It's all crazy. The part of it that hurts me the most is that's just some made up shit. I don't know why somebody would do that."
Police haven't officially commented except to say they continue to follow leads as they arise, and that they still welcome any other information from witnesses or the local community.