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Secret Bulger Manuscripts May Exonerate Former FBI Agent

3/19/2026

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John Connolly, a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, and his lawyers say secret manuscripts by James 'Whitey' Bulger could prove his innocence in the 1982 murder of John Callahan.
Bulger's writings say Connolly was framed and that his supervisor, John Morris, was the actual informant.
The material emerged after a prosecutor resigned amid misconduct allegations, and Connolly's lawyers say it raises doubt about his 2008 conviction.

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John Connolly, a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, and his lawyers say secret manuscripts by James 'Whitey' Bulger could prove his innocence in the 1982 murder of John Callahan.
Bulger's writings say Connolly was framed and that his supervisor, John Morris, was the actual informant.
The material emerged after a prosecutor resigned amid misconduct allegations, and Connolly's lawyers say it raises doubt about his 2008 conviction.