INVESTIGATIVE journalist and former NYPD detective John Connolly passed away on Saturday.

Hy was 78 years old at the time of his death.

Who was John Connolly?

Connolly co-wrote the 2017 book Filthy Rich: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein — The Billionaire’s Sex Scandal with James Patterson.

Gedurende sy loopbaan, he wrote for publications such as Spy, Vanity Fair, Premiere, US Weekly, Radar and New York, onder andere.

He also wrote notable pieces on Steven Seagal, Heidi Fleiss, Donald Trump, Michael Jackson, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Connolly also starred in the Investigation Discovery documentary Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein?.

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Volgens die New York Post, Connolly’s longtime partner Dorothy Carvello confirmed that he died “after a brief illness.”

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