Sean Cotter
Courts reporter @BostonGlobe. Skilled at making myself laugh. Not on here to argue with ya. Alum of @BostonHerald, @PatriotLedger, @YorkDispatch, @NewhouseSU
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SJC keeps Quincy’s saintly statues in storage
Mayor’s attempt to have them adorn building runs into church-state block
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY
Tough task finding Birchmore trial jurors
Ex-detective accused of killing woman; judge hopes to start case Friday
No jail for men in brothel case, but some were ID’d
Advocates for women see progress in treatment of johns
Holdout juror faced many questions — but which ones?
Hung jury offers clues for retrial in Clancy case
Legal specialists say DA has to consider why 11 jurors opposed conviction
SJC keeps Quincy’s saintly statues in storage
Mayor’s attempt to have them adorn building runs into church-state block
Prosecutors assert Clancy was in control
As defense presents its case, experts examine if state was able to sway jury
Lawrence mayor is charged with fraud
US says he used COVID funds for campaign, debts
Some signatures on Rollins’s nomination papers questioned
Four officials deny adding names for DA candidate
Mother who killed 2 kids gets new trial
SJC ruling could have major impact on others using insanity defense, like Clancy
Judge in Mass. feeling more heat from Trump team
Clancy jury hears horror of 911 call
Ex-husband allowed to leave before tape played
A day of horror, relived in courtroom
Ex-husband faces Lindsay Clancy for first time since she killed their children
Clancy’s lawyer seeks ‘fair people’
Prospective jurors questioned on attitudes about mental health
Past scandals are the focus of crowded DA field
Wu vows action on street and bike safety
New details on fatal crash emerge; mourners gather for vigil on City Hall Plaza
Still few details on death of cyclist
Even a week later, officials offer little about fatal crash
Pain lingers from tragedy in Fall River
Answers elusive year after blaze at assisted living site tore apart community
The race for Suffolk DA packs a punch
3-way contest gets testy as candidates seek an edge
Sheriffs’ offices like ‘wild west,’ report asserts
Watchdog says guidelines archaic, oversight lax
Rollins keeps ’em guessing on comeback
Taking out papers may mean she’ll run for her old job. Or it may not.
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Sean Cotter in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.