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  • Judge: Connolly jury can hear about mob murders (Boston FBI)

    04/10/2002 4:03:45 AM PDT · by ninonitti · 1 replies · 276+ views
    Boston Herald ^ | Wednesday, April 10, 2002 | by J.M. Lawrence
    Swayed by secret evidence linking former FBI agent John J. Connolly Jr. to the Bulger gang's murders of three witnesses and a Tulsa millionaire, a judge yesterday changed course and ruled jurors will learn about the hits. ``We believe the judge made the right decision, we think there was no basis to rule otherwise,'' U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan said after U.S. District Court Judge Joseph L. Tauro dealt a blow to Connolly's defense. Tauro, who had previously called the killings ``extremely prejudicial'' since Connolly is not charged with murder, offered little explanation for his reversal. The judge reviewed special...