Who was John Connolly and what was his cause of death?

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

He 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.

The book was later adapted into a Netflix series.

During his career, he wrote for publications such as Spy, Vanity Fair, Premiere, US Weekly, Radar and New York, among others.

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

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

Connolly died on Saturday following a brief illness, according to his longtime partner, music industry veteran Dorothy Carvello, who confirmed the news to The New York Post.

What other investigations has John Connelly conducted?

Connolly was writing on a new book on famed Los Angeles private investigator Anthony Pellicano, titled The Sin Eater, as a novelist, according to The Post.

After 16 years in federal prison for eavesdropping and racketeering, Pellicano was freed in 2019.

Pellicano worked for some of Hollywood's greatest names before his incarceration, including late Paramount studio president Brad Grey, former CAA power agency Michael Ovitz, and King of Pop Michael Jackson.

What is Filty Rich about?

On Epstein's scandal, this book by Connolly highlights police interviews with women who have accused Epstein of sexual assault.

It also includes details of the investigation into him and important points in the case including Epstein's suicide.

The book later became a Netflix documentary miniseries that aired on May 27, 2020.

Survivors Virginia Giuffre and Maria Farmer, as well as former staff members and former police chief Michael Reiter, a major figure in the initial criminal investigation against Epstein, are interviewed in the four-part documentary.

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