Kevin Cullen (born May 1, 1959) is an American journalist and author.
He was a member of The Boston Globe's 2003 investigative team that won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Boston.
Cullen is co-author of The New York Times bestseller Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice.On April 20, 2018, Cullen was suspended by The Boston Globe due to his fabrication of stories related to the Boston Marathon bombing, including his location during the bombing.
Cullen was suspended without pay for three months on June 15, 2018.
He was also barred from making media appearances for six months and was placed under “heightened editorial scrutiny" by the Globe during any media appearances thereafter.