Murderers' Testimony Wins Short Sentences
Read below about the "deals" the witnesses against John Connolly received.
To compare trial testimony and post-trial depositions click here
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John Martorano: Admitted Hitman. Martorano admitted to killing 20 people.
He was nicknamed the "Basin Street Butcher." In exchange for Martorano's testimony against John Connolly in May 2002, he would only serve 6 months per murder.
He has been released as of March 24, 2007. FACT: The jury acquitted John Connolly of everything he testified to.
Click on the photo to read post-trial testimony.
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Kevin Weeks: Kevin Weeks admitted to participating in 5 murders. In exchange for
his testimony against John Connolly in May 2002, he served 6 years. He is now free. Recent Post-Trial Proceedings show Weeks lied in his testimony. Compare
trial testimony with his post-trial deposition.
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with his Post-Trial deposition
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Stephen Flemmi:
Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi. Admitted to killing 10 people. He killed his stepdaughter and girlfriend. In exchange for Flemmi's testimony against
John Connolly, Flemmi would not receive the death penalty for murder. Stephen Flemmi perjured himself several times.
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to Post-Trial depositions
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Frank Salemme:
Frank "Cadillac Frank" Salemme. Salemme admitted to killing 9. In exchange for his testimoney against
Connolly, Salemme was released in 2003. Recent FBI reports show Salemme admitted to a govt witness (Vella) that his testimony against Connolly was his chance to get even with Connolly.
He admitted he perjured himself at Connolly's trial and was coached by prosecutors. Salemme is back in prison. He was arrested in November 2004 for lying to
prosecutors about a murder in 1993.
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