Jim Morrell
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To his surprise, the police seemed to suspect him.
Indignant, he volunteered to wear a wire, convinced he could get Jason to confide again.
To his even greater surprise, the police liked the idea.
Three days later, Jim was wired and braced to betray his friend.
October 2002, and Jim Morrell and Jason Weir were doing what they had done a thousand times before, just driving around Norton and hanging out.
But this time, Jim Morrell was wearing a wire, secretly pumping his friend Jason for details of Marina Calabro's murder.
recording every word of what turned out to be a chilling tale of murder.
Weir claimed he was paralyzed with shock when he saw Tom Lally suddenly attack the 84-year-old woman with a frying pan and could only stand there and watch as she fought for her life.
Repeatedly, we're told Morrell that although Lally did it, once the deed was done, he had no choice but to help cover it up.
Any matter-of-factly boasted that their extensive knowledge of forensics really had paid off.
So he told you basically that they... They carried her down the steps.
And positioned her body so that it looks the way they think it would look if someone had fallen.