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Newly Discovered Whitey Bulger Writings Show Former FBI Agent Was Framed, Lawyer Allege
Connolly's lawyers cite a handwritten Whitey Bulger manuscript and FBI reports as new evidence that may prove Connolly was framed, challenging his 1982 murder conviction.
- On Monday, lawyers for former FBI agent filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court seeking to vacate Connolly's conviction, citing newly discovered material including Bulger's manuscript and FBI reports.
- In 2024, Miami-Dade Chief Assistant State Attorney Jose Arrojo said a sealed 'confidential' envelope contained the Bulger manuscript and FBI statements, shortly after a longtime prosecutor resigned amid misconduct reports.
- FBI reports and the handwritten manuscript indicate James "Whitey" Bulger’s writings identify FBI agent John Morris as the mole and describe John Connolly as a 'sacrificial lamb', asserting Connolly didn’t leak information used in the 1982 killing of John Callahan, contradicting the prosecution’s case.
- Connolly, now 85, was convicted of second-degree murder and racketeering and had been granted compassionate release in 2021 after a judge cited his terminal illness and COVID-19 risks, while Connolly's attorneys say the newly surfaced material creates reasonable doubt about his guilt.
- Previously, U.S. courts that reviewed the case found some evidence was improperly withheld but ruled it was not material enough to overturn the conviction, with John Morris testifying under immunity.
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The Toronto Star+7 Reposted by 7 other sources
Newly discovered Whitey Bulger writings show former FBI agent was framed, lawyers allege
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys are drawing on statements from a handwritten manuscript by the late mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in an effort to overturn a former FBI agent's murder conviction, saying the crime boss’s own words show that…
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Newly discovered Whitey Bulger writings show former FBI agent was framed, lawyer allege
Attorneys for former FBI agent John Connolly have filed a new motion seeking to overturn his murder conviction, citing newly disclosed evidence tied to mobster James “Whitey” Bulger.
·United States
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