Convicted murderer tied to West End Gang seeks early release

A former professional boxer and convicted killer with ties to the West End Gang has applied for a so-called faint-hope clause hearing in an effort to be eligible for parole later this year, instead of a decade from now, while he continues to serve a life sentence for a cold-blooded murder.
John Griffin is seen in 2003 photo.
John Griffin, 60, is serving a life sentence for the first-degree murder of Denis Poirier, a man who was shot while urinating in a parking lot near the Atwater Market in 200