Secret Manuscripts Written By Mobster Whitey Bulger Before His Arrest Are Revealed

Secret manuscripts penned by James “Whitey” Bulger have been made nationalist by lawyers who reason that nan infamous mobster’s writings could beryllium their client’s innocence and overturn a wrongful execution conviction.

Lawyers for erstwhile FBI supplier John Connolly opportunity that nan crime boss’s handwritten statements show that he was framed, and declare that prosecutors person grounded to disclose nan grounds for years.

"The intent of this book is first to expose these group who person lied astir maine to get a 'get retired of situation pass,’” Bulger, who ran Boston’s Winter Hill Gang, wrote successful 2007.

“I ne'er thought nan time would travel that I’d beryllium writing a communicative astir my criminal activity,” portion of nan memoir states, but adds that nan mobster had “felt a volcanic rage building wrong of me” aft reference different books written astir him by erstwhile criminal associates.

The intent of his penning his ain book was to “clear up nan lies,” he said.

In a mobility revenge successful Miami-Dade Circuit Court connected Monday, Connolly's lawyers based on that Bulger said nan erstwhile supplier had not leaked accusation to him that resulted successful nan 1982 sidesplitting of businessman John Callahan successful Miami.

Connolly, now 85, was convicted successful Florida of second-degree execution and racketeering successful 2008 complete nan killing.

Instead, Bulger identified Connolly’s supervisor astatine nan FBI, John Morris, arsenic his mole, and described Connolly arsenic a “sacrificial lamb,” according to nan filing.

Connolly was a typical supplier pinch nan FBI successful Boston successful July 1982 erstwhile mob hitman John Martorano changeable Callahan successful nan backmost of nan caput and near his assemblage successful nan trunk of a car astatine Miami International Airport.

Connolly was indicted connected a first-degree execution complaint 21 years later. At nan time, prosecutors claimed Bulger and chap mobster Stephen Flemmi ordered Callahan's sidesplitting aft Connolly told them nan FBI was investigating Callahan's ties to Bulger and his pack successful different execution successful 1981.

“I americium judge everyone adjacent to maine thought each nan accusation I had came from [Connolly], Bulger wrote. “I didn’t discourage that thought — sadly for Connolly, he took nan power for informing maine to return disconnected and different things that had travel from [Morris].”

He besides accused Morris of becoming a “star witness” against Connolly to prevention himself from prosecution.

The caller grounds emerged aft a charismatic progressive successful nan Connolly lawsuit resigned from nan Miami-Dade authorities attorney's agency pursuing reports of misconduct.

Connolly's lawyers received a missive from Miami-Dade Chief Assistant State Attorney successful 2024 informing them that a sealed letter cover branded “confidential” contained nan Bulger manuscript and his statements to nan FBI.

In their filing, Connolly's lawyers impeach prosecutors of a wide shape of misconduct, arguing that they withheld grounds favorable to nan defense. The caller worldly creates reasonable uncertainty astir Connolly’s guilt, they claim.

Connolly, who had been serving a 40-year sentence, was granted compassionate merchandise successful 2021 aft a judge cited his terminal unwellness and nan risks of Covid-19.

Bulger was beaten to decease successful situation successful 2018 aft being convicted of 11 killings and different crimes. He had been serving a life sentence.

While starring his gang, Bulger besides served arsenic an FBI informant against nan Mafia — a declare he denied – and inspired Jack Nicholson’s characteristic successful nan 2006 Martin Scorsese movie “The Departed.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.