john connolly
Former FBI agent John Connolly made a corrupt career out of protecting Boston mobsters, including passing along critical information leading to the 1982 slaying of a gambling executive, a prosecutor said as Connolly’s murder trial opened Monday. [1]
The key prosecution witness against John Connolly admitted to an FBI informant that he fabricated his testimony at Connolly’s trial at the insistence of federal prosecutors, who threatened he would “die in prison” if he did not give evidence against Connolly. [2]
In a new story, John Connolly responds to article 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights, as part of a series in association with Amnesty International to mark the 60th anniversary of the declaration Check it out here ! [3]
Former FBI Agent John J. Connolly, Jr. - a highly decorated agent - is currently serving a 10-year sentence based largely on the testimony of four convicted murderers and an admitted perjurer. [2]
His first novel, Every Dead Thing, was met with critical acclaim; it was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and went on to win the 2000 Shamus Award for Best First Private Eye Novel (he is the first author outside of the US to have won the award). [4]
Callahan was murdered, Wyshak said, because Winter Hill Gang leaders James “Whitey” Bulger and Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi feared he would tell authorities they were behind the 1981 killing of Tulsa, Okla. [...] A hit man for Boston’s notorious Winter Hill Gang pulled the trigger that killed John Callahan, but Connolly was equally responsible, prosecutor Fred Wyshak told a jury. [1]
The next Charlie Parker novel, THE REAPERS, is now available in the US and UK! [3]
By the mid-1970s, Connolly was an up-and-coming FBI agent eager to make his mark in the agency’s Boston office. [5]
Connolly continues to contribute articles to the paper, most notable of which have been a series of interviews with other established authors. [4]
On May 4, 2005, John Connolly, Jr. was indicted in Miami Dade County, Florida, for conspiracy to murder John Callahan. [2]
Working on tips from Bulger and his partner, Stephen Flemmi, the FBI began dismantling the Irish mob’s chief rivals, the Italian Mafia, paving the way for Bulger’s ascendancy. [5]
Since his May, 2002, conviction his lawyers have uncovered conclusive evidence — contained in FBI reports, Congressional testimony, depositions, and other government documents — of numerous instances of perjury that make it clear John did not receive a fair trial. [2]
Connolly has since written a further 5 books in the popular Parker series and a non-Parker thriller, as well as venturing outside of the crime genre with the publication of first, an anthology of ghost stories and later, a novel about a young boy’s coming-of-age journey through a fantasy realm during World War II England. [4]
This indictment had been previously filed under seal. [2]
Sources:
[1] wbztv.com - Former Boston FBI Agent John Connolly On Trial For Murder … (wbztv.com/local/
[2] justiceforjohn.com (justiceforjohn.com)
[3] John Connolly: Bestselling Author (www.johnconnollybooks.com)
[4] John Connolly (author) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
[5] Boston.com / The search for ‘Whitey’ Bulger (www.boston.com/news/packages/