selected: bostonnow 2007–2008

Harvard Grad Death’s A Mystery: Notorious Author: Prosecutor Got It Wrong

A former Massachusetts prosecutor’s prime suspect in the unsolved killing of 25-year-old Harvard graduate student Joan L Webster died in prison last week, prompting a researcher who thinks investigators bungled the original homicide case to call for a fresh look at the mystery.

Cover Up in Murder Case?: Attorney Says Investigators ‘Protecting’ Federal Informant

Investigators are withholding evidence in a South Boston murder trial to protect a man who is a federal informant with ties to the Boston Police Department, the defendant’s attorney said in documents filed yesterday.

FBI Connects Man to Six House Killing: Long-Denied Link to Crime Presented by Federal Agent’s Testimony

A man prosecutors have publicly denied was linked to the stabbing death of Adam Rich at the Six House bar in South Boston last summer was connected to the homicide by a FBI cooperating witness, according to the lead agent on the case.

Feds Charge 6 House Player: Defense Lawyer: Alleged Informant’s Drug Arrest ‘Tip of the Iceberg’

The man a Boston defense attorney claimed investigators protected by withholding evidence in a South Boston murder trial was arrested Thursday at the end of a drug sting conducted by the FBI and the Boston Police Anti-Corruption Unit.