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Bulger Manuscripts Claim Connolly Framed in Murder Case

3/19/2026

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Lawyers for former FBI agent John Connolly released secret manuscripts by James 'Whitey' Bulger claiming they could prove Connolly's innocence in the 1982 murder of John Callahan.
Bulger's writings contend Connolly was framed and his supervisor, John Morris, was the actual informant.
The new material emerged after a prosecutor resigned amid misconduct allegations.
Connolly's lawyers say the evidence raises reasonable doubt about his guilt.
Bulger died in prison in 2018.

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Lawyers for former FBI agent John Connolly released secret manuscripts by James 'Whitey' Bulger claiming they could prove Connolly's innocence in the 1982 murder of John Callahan.
Bulger's writings contend Connolly was framed and his supervisor, John Morris, was the actual informant.
The new material emerged after a prosecutor resigned amid misconduct allegations.
Connolly's lawyers say the evidence raises reasonable doubt about his guilt.
Bulger died in prison in 2018.