Judge Seals Records in 1982 Murder Case Involving Ex-FBI Agent

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At the request of state prosecutors, a Circuit Court judge in Miami sealed more than 100,000 pages of records in a murder case against former Boston FBI agent John Connolly. accused of tipping off mob hitmen who killed a jai-alai fronton owner in 1982. Two documents submitted by prosecutors in support of the sealing were also sealed. The records were sought by two New England newspapers. The Miami Herald has filed a separate request for the records under the state’s open records law. (8/26/05)