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John A. Jack Kelly

Case from Boston, MA dated Jun 28, 1978

Victim Details

John A. Jack Kelly

Male

White / Caucasian

Boston

MA

1978-06-28

34

John

A. Jack Kelly

07/19/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 28, 1978, the city of Boston was rocked by a brutal crime that would come to be known as the Blackfriars Massacre. Inside the Blackfriars Pub on Summer Street, a janitor arriving for his shift made a gruesome discovery in the basement. Five men, including 34-year-old John A. "Jack" Kelly, lay dead, the victims of what police would describe as a gangland-style slaying. Kelly, a married father of four and a former investigative journalist, had been working as the ...
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  • John A. Kelly - Wikipedia
  • BostonGlobe.com: Four decades have passed since five men were found dead at the Blackfriars Pub in Boston - The Boston Globe
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