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Shelley Murphy

Murphy is a reporter for the Metro section. She covers organized crime, homeland security, legal affairs, criminal and civil court cases, and breaking news. She graduated from Northeastern University.

Latest stories

Jan. 28, 2004

Chapter closes on Flemmi

By Shelley Murphy , Globe Staff

Tim Connors, who was only a baby when his father was gunned down, wasn't swayed by the apology or the life sentence that Stephen Flemmi received for killing 10 people.

March 13, 2006

For Weeks, life of crime is all over

By Shelley Murphy , Globe Staff

Kevin Weeks, who went from gangster to government witness and spent five years and three months in prison for murder, recounts his life with one of Boston's most legendary crime figures.

Jan. 24, 2010

Whitey Bulger was his dad

By Stephen Kurkjian and Shelley Murphy , Globe Staff

Lindsey Cyr, 64, of Weymouth, told the Globe that she and the former South Boston crime boss had a son, Douglas Glenn Cyr, who was born in 1967 and was healthy and active until he suddenly fell sick and died in 1973 of Reye’s Syndrome.

Nov. 7, 2008

Miami jury convicts Connolly

By Shelley Murphy , Globe Staff

A Florida jury convicted retired agent John J. Connolly Jr. of second-degree murder for plotting with informants James “Whitey” Bulger and Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi to kill a potential witness against them 26 years ago.