Where the Bodies Were Buried

Home > Nonfiction > Where the Bodies Were Buried > Page 50
Where the Bodies Were Buried Page 50

by T. J. English

FBI files, 55–56, 109–11, 244, 331

  as FBI informant, 9–11, 19–20, 108, 109–13, 113n, 116, 119–21, 125, 126–28, 132, 172, 174, 175, 195–96, 244–45, 276, 279–81, 309–10, 330, 342, 346, 347–48n, 376–77

  Fitzgerald bombing, 116, 120, 127, 330

  Hussey murder, 39, 99, 259–60, 270–71, 339–42

  King murder, 168, 311

  Lancaster Street garage investigation, 62, 65, 90

  Lindholm and, 326–27

  Martorano and, 39–40, 132, 135, 137, 139, 150–51

  McIntyre murder, 259

  McLaughlin murder, 109–11

  O’Brien and, 96–97

  plea deal of, 333

  Shea and, 235

  weapons stash, 67, 69–70, 250

  Wheeler murder, 147, 148

  Wolf hearings, 10–11, 132, 288

  as Zelig of Boston underworld, 331–32

  Flemmi, Vincent “Jimmy the Bear”

  Deegan murder, 105–8, 117, 288–89, 344–46, 397

  as FBI informant, 49, 107–11, 113n, 117–18, 172, 244

  Florian Hall, 261–62, 300–304, 304, 317

  Florida Supreme Court, 18n

  Florida v. Connolly, 60

  Floyd, Charles “Pretty Boy,” 113

  Flynn, James, 318–19

  Foley, Thomas J., 96, 212, 300, 366

  Most Wanted, 67–68, 70–71, 133–34, 366

  witness testimony, 66–73

  Folino, Paulie, 156

  Forge Books, 137

  Forte, Felix, 7, 7n

  Fourth of July, 239–41

  French, Roy, 107, 117–18

  Garo, Victor J., 292–93, 294

  Garriola, Scott, 349

  Gertner, Nancy, 113n, 204–6, 296–97, 416

  Gianturco, Nicholas, 185, 284–85, 348

  Giso, Nick, 62, 199

  Giuliani, Rudolph, 65

  Gotti, John, 115

  Grasso, William “Billy,” 282, 283

  Gravano, Sammy “the Bull,” 115

  Greco, Louis, 118, 294

  Greene, Nathanael, 240–41

  Greig, Catherine, 9, 51–52, 77, 315

  Gustin Gang, 276

  gypsy wire, 106, 107, 109, 117, 289

  Hafer, Zachary

  Capizzi testimony, 176–77, 178

  Lindholm testimony, 326–27

  Long testimony, 60–61, 63–64, 65

  objection to defense motion to adjourn, 307–8

  O’Brien testimony, 91–95

  Halloran, Brian

  murder of, 149–50, 164–65, 200–202, 251–54, 267, 318–19, 362, 409

  as potential informant, 200–201, 254, 360–62

  Wheeler murder, 147, 200–201

  in witness protection program, 367–68

  wrongful death lawsuit, 99

  Handley, James L., 112–13

  Harrington, Edward “Ted,” 118, 191, 279

  Burton committee hearings, 288–89

  Patriarca indictment, 115, 121–23

  Hartford Courant, 323

  Harvard University, 200, 251, 263

  Haunty, the (799 Third Street), 25–26, 29–31, 254–61

  Barrett murder, 37–38, 254–57

  Bulger’s use of, 316–17

  excavating and moving bodies, 29–30, 260–62, 299

  McIntyre murder, 38–39, 257–59

  “hit man,” 142–43

  Hitman (Carr), 137, 139, 142, 143, 146, 216

  Hoffa, Jimmy, 92

  Holmes, Kenneth, 61

  Holy Grail, 277, 281–83

  Hoosier State Bank robbery, 77–78

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 2, 10, 43, 106, 107–8, 109, 112, 113–14, 113n, 116, 286–87, 309

  horse race-fixing case, 132, 174, 175, 196, 199, 279–80, 290, 389

  House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 284–93, 296

  Howie Carr Show, 273–75, 403–4

  Huff, Mike, 200, 287, 287n

  Hughes brothers, 80–81, 105, 343

  Hurley, John, 251

  Hussey, Deborah

  excavating and moving body, 261–62

  exhumation of remains, 312–13

  murder of, 39, 99, 259–60, 270–71, 310, 339–42

  wrongful death lawsuit, 99

  Hussey, Marion, 339–40, 342

  illegal drugs, 38, 218–37, 325–27

  Impact Statement (Davis), 404

  induction ceremony tapes, 281–83

  Irish gang wars. See Boston gang wars

  Irish Mob, 8–9, 10, 15, 35, 138, 173

  Irish Republican Army (IRA), 26, 54–55, 246–47, 258, 315–16

  Italian Mafia. See Mafia; New England Mafia

  Jackson, John, 134

  Jamar, Jeff, 362

  Jersey Boys (Broadway show), 167

  jury nullification, 344–46, 379, 405–6

  Justice Department, U.S. (DOJ), 271, 381

  Bulger trial and, 11, 12–13, 19, 39, 103, 185–86, 344, 362, 380, 391, 392, 395, 399, 409, 410–11; Carney’s opening statement, 43–46

  Connolly’s criticism of, 16–17

  D.C. meeting, 356, 357–58, 362–63

  Fitzpatrick and, 360, 361, 362, 367, 368

  Office of the Inspector General, 181–82, 381

  Salvati case and, 1, 292, 294, 416

  Karas, Phyllis, Brutal, 53, 55–56, 81–82, 262–63

  Katz, James J., 85–90

  Kaufman, Georgie, 62

  Kefauver Committee, 75

  Kehoe, John J., Jr., 112–13, 284–85

  Kelly, Brian, 67, 215

  background of, 36

  Barboza and, 103

  building of case, 11–12, 16

  Connolly investigation, 16, 215

  Fitzpatrick and, 361–62, 363–70

  Fourth of July recess, 239–40

  jury nullification, 344–46

  Katz testimony, 90

  Long testimony, 62

  Martorano plea deal and, 71, 133

  Morris testimony, 196–97

  O’Brien testimony, 162–63

  opening statement, 35–40

  Shea testimony, 228–29, 231–32, 234, 237

  Sideropoulos testimony, 384

  Sussman de Tennen testimony, 158, 159–60

  Tower testimony, 221–22, 225, 227

  Uhlar and, 403–5

  Weeks testimony, 249–54, 258–60, 269

  Kennedy, Edward “Ted,” 219

  Kennedy, Joseph P., 25

  Kennedy, Robert F., 75–76, 114

  Killeen, Donald, 81–82, 267

  Killeen, Eddie, 81, 164

  Killeen, Kenny, 81, 83–84

  Killeen-Mullen gang war, 81–84, 93–94, 124, 164, 165–69, 171, 267

  Kimberly’s, 93–94

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 359

  King, Tommy

  burial site of, 315

  exhumation of remains, 311–12, 314, 315

  murder of, 167–70, 184, 311–12, 314

  Knights of Columbus, 119

  Krantz, Chico, 85–86, 88, 96

  Ku Klux Klan, 345

  Labate, George, 94–95

  La Cosa Nostra, 44, 112, 116, 173, 177, 191, 281

  Laffey brothers, 376

  Lancaster Street garage investigation, 61–66, 90, 381–82

  Lapiana, Louis, 157–60

  Latif, Louis, 99

  Leavenworth Penitentiary, 78, 183

  Lehr, Dick, 77n, 126, 214–15, 215n

  Leonard, Francis “Buddy,” 168, 169

  Lepere, Frank, 379, 380

  Liberty Bank burglary, 183

  Life (magazine), 80

  Limone, Peter J., 117–18, 204–7, 294, 335n

  wrongful conviction lawsuit, 113n, 204–6, 295–97, 416n

  Lincoln National Bank robbery, 107, 117–18

  Lindholm, David, 325–27, 330

  Linskey, Patrick, 227, 234

  Lisi, Vincent, 400

  London, Michael, 89

  Long, Robert “Bobby,” 6
0–66

  LSD tests, 78, 166

  McClellan Committee, 75–76

  McCormack, John W., 79, 125

  McDonald, Joseph “Joe Mac,” 145, 175, 183

  Callahan murder, 151–53

  Wheeler murder, 147–48

  McGarry, Bernard, 91, 92

  McGonagle, Donald “Donnie,” 81–82, 167

  McGonagle, Paul “Paulie”

  burial site of, 170, 313–14

  exhumation of remains, 304–6

  murder of, 81–82, 164, 167–69, 314, 406–7

  McGonagle, Sean, 406–7

  McIntyre, John

  exhumation of remains, 304

  as FBI informant, 55, 258–59

  murder of, 38–39, 55, 257–59, 366–67

  wrongful death lawsuit, 99

  McLaughlin, Bernard “Bernie,” 80, 109

  McLaughlin, Edward “Punchy,” 80, 109, 110–11, 394

  McLaughlin, George, 80–81, 109–11

  McLaughlin brothers, 80–81, 105, 108–11, 124, 343, 394

  McLean, Buddy, 80–81, 83, 105, 124, 175, 331, 343

  McWeeney, Sean, 362

  Mafia, 43, 75–76, 113–14, 281–83. See also New England Mafia

  Mahoney, Ed, 323–24

  makeup, 87, 91, 94–95

  Mann Act, 339

  Mantville, Jimmy, 267

  Marconi Club, 326–27

  marijuana, 220, 229–30, 325–27, 379

  Marra, James, 181–84, 186, 187–89, 207, 381

  Marshall Motors, 84, 127, 145–46, 147, 165, 169, 175

  Martorano, James “Jimmy,” 15, 82–83, 132, 134–35, 137–39, 140, 326–27

  Martorano, John, 15, 19

  author’s meetings with, 137, 139–41

  background of, 138–39, 140–41

  Carney’s closing argument, 396–97

  Carney’s opening statement, 47–48

  on the lam, 131–32, 175

  murders of, 10, 39–40, 133–37, 141–53, 156–57, 164, 168, 255–56; Wheeler, 130, 147–49, 360, 408–9

  O’Brien and, 95, 96–97

  plea deal and payout, 71, 131, 132–34, 393

  60 Minutes interview, 141, 143, 144

  summit meeting at Chandler’s, 82–83, 93–94

  witness testimony, 129–53, 155–57, 160, 169–70, 385–86

  Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), 248, 249, 251, 310–11

  Massachusetts State Parole Board, 205, 309

  Massachusetts State Police, 39, 214, 285, 354–55, 381, 382

  Medellín Cartel, 230

  Medford induction ceremony, 281–83

  media coverage of trial, 49–50, 99–100, 211–18, 215–18, 239, 273–75, 276, 320, 330, 388–89

  Melotone, 172

  Mercurio, Sonny, 281–83

  “message killing,” 254

  Messick, Hank, 105n, 108

  Milano, Michael, 157–58, 159, 160

  Mires, Ann Marie, 299–307, 310–13

  Mirisola’s, 51–53, 54, 56–57

  mistaken identity killings, 156–58

  MK-ULTRA, 78

  Moakley, Joe, 295

  Moakley United States Courthouse, 21, 31, 32–34, 295, 323. See also People of the United States v. James J. Bulger

  Montanari, Gerald, 200–201, 308, 357–58, 360, 362

  Moore, Paul, 275, 308

  Morris, John, 191–203

  background of, 172, 191

  Condon and, 191–92, 206–7, 220, 279

  corruption of, 46, 64, 175–76, 193, 194, 195–96, 198–203, 369, 378–79, 391–92

  Cronin’s testimony on, 376–77

  Davis’s testimony on, 378–79

  Fitzpatrick and, 354–56, 369

  as source for media, 213, 214

  use of informants, 172–73, 174, 192–93, 194–96, 198–99, 376–77, 381–82

  witness testimony, 193–207, 211, 214, 220, 240, 241–42, 294

  Wolf hearings, 193–94, 288

  Most Wanted (Foley), 67–68, 70–71, 133–34, 366

  Mueller, Robert, 352, 377

  Mullen Gang, 27, 81–84, 124, 164, 165–71, 173, 175, 252, 311–12, 314

  Murphy, Shelley, 77n, 216–17

  Murray, Joe, 183, 230–31, 246, 256–57, 258

  Murray, Michael, 183

  National Crime Information Center (NCIC), 189

  Nee, Michael, 25–26, 29

  Nee, Patrick

  author’s meetings with, 15, 26, 28–29, 30–31, 51, 52–53, 54, 56–58, 73, 163–64, 165, 167, 243, 245–46, 313–16, 333–36, 410

  background of, 25–29, 54–55

  Bulger’s order to Weeks to kill, 245–48

  Bulger trial and, 30–31, 30n, 54, 56–58, 71, 163–64; subpoena, 52, 57, 73, 319–21, 359, 370–73

  burial sites of bodies, 314–18, 320–21

  Daley attempted murder, 27–29

  DeMasi and O’Brien and, 163–64

  excavating and moving bodies, 29–30, 260–62

  the Haunty and, 25–26, 29–31, 316–17

  IRA and, 26, 54–55, 246–47, 315–16

  Martorano and, 137–42, 169–70

  mob summit meeting at Chandler’s, 82–84, 93–94, 155–56

  Mullen gang wars and, 27, 81, 82–84, 164, 165–71, 314

  murders of, 164–65; Barrett, 256, 257; Halloran-Donahue, 164–65, 252, 267, 318–19; McGonagle, 164, 168, 170, 313–14; McIntyre, 258–59

  Rakes murder and, 328–30, 333–34

  Nee, Peter, 26–29

  Nee, Thomas “Tommy,” 222–24, 228, 229

  New England Mafia, 9, 39, 43–44, 44, 116, 173, 212–13, 245, 278–79, 309, 334–35

  Barboza and, 6, 7, 104–5, 105n

  induction ceremony, 281–83

  New England Organized Crime Strike Force, 17, 46, 64, 121–22, 149, 176, 212–13, 279, 361–62, 395

  Newsweek, 16, 17, 98

  Newton, John, 348n

  Nicholson, Jack, 11

  Nixon, Richard M., 46

  North End, 275–77

  Northern Ireland, and IRA, 26, 54–55, 246–47, 258, 315–16

  Northern Irish Aid (NORIAD), 316

  Noseworthy, Janet, 198

  Notarangeli, Al “Indian Al,” 155–58, 164, 177, 179

  O’Brien, Richard “Dickie,” 90–97

  O’Brien, Tara, 96–97

  O’Brien, William, Jr., 398–99

  O’Brien, William “Billy,” 161–64, 315, 398–99, 407

  O’Donovan, Jack, 63, 202

  Old Colony Housing Project, 235–37

  O’Leary, Francis, 61

  O’Neill, Gerard, 77n, 126, 214–15, 215n

  O’Neill, Kevin, 222, 223–24, 227, 348–49, 405

  O’Neill, Thomas P. “Tip,” Jr., 219

  Organized Crime Control Act, 46

  Organized Crime Drive Program, 116–17

  Ortiz, Carmen, 176, 399–400

  O’Sullivan, Billy, 81–82

  O’Sullivan, Jeremiah, 279, 369

  background of, 65

  Bulger’s immunity and, 17, 39, 173–76, 186–87, 199, 214

  Burton committee hearings, 290, 291

  Carney’s closing argument, 395

  Carney’s opening statement, 43, 45, 46

  Cronin testimony, 376, 377

  Halloran and witness protection, 149, 361–62, 367

  Long and Lancaster Street garage investigation, 63–66

  protecting life of, 387, 388–89

  Pacino, Al, 47

  Paddy Whacked (English), 14–15

  Palladino, Bobby, 134

  Patriarca, Raymond, Sr., 76, 92

  Barboza and, 115–17, 121–22, 278

  Deegan murder, 106, 286, 288–89

  indictment and conviction of, 113, 115–17, 121–22, 191, 278

  Patriarca crime family, 76, 83, 92, 104, 106, 115–17, 121–22, 145, 278

  People of the United States v. James J. Bulger

  author’s point of view, 18–19


  bookmaking and, 84–97

  Bulger’s arrival, 31, 32–34

  Bulger’s potentially taking the stand, 12, 57–58, 73, 187, 359, 386–88

  closing arguments, 389–97

  cost of, 411

  defense motion to adjourn, 306–9

  defense’s strategy, 46, 55

  families of victims, 97–101, 398–99; impact statements, 406–9

  first day, 34–49, 57–58

  Fourth of July recess, 239–40

  gag order, 49–50, 211

  illegal narcotics, 38, 218–37

  informants’ role in, 46–49

  jury nullification, 344–46, 352, 405–6

  media coverage, 49–50, 99–100, 211, 215–18, 239, 273–75, 276, 320, 330, 388–89

  “Nee matter,” 52, 57, 73, 319–21, 359, 370–73

  opening statements, 34–49; Carney, 40–49; Kelly, 35–40

  prosecution enters into evidence organizational charts, 58–59, 60

  prosecution’s strategy, 42–43, 228

  Salvati framing and, 1–2, 3–4, 132

  second day, 58–59

  sentencing, 403, 409

  sidebars, 63–65, 161, 239, 344

  the verdict, 397–400

  witnesses, 19, 103, 308, 352–53, 375, 377; in order of appearance, 419–21. See also specific witnesses

  Peter J. Limone, et al. v. United States of America, 113n, 204–6, 295–97, 416n

  Pistone, Joe, 348n

  Plummer, Al “Bud,” 177–78, 277

  Plymouth County Correctional Facility, 31, 307, 387, 411

  Prillaman, Randy, 362

  Prohibition, 75

  prostitution, 231, 259

  Prouty, Charles, 285

  Quinn, Ed, 215, 364–65

  race-fixing case, 132, 174, 175, 196, 199, 279–80, 290, 389

  Rakes, Stephen “Stippo,” 100, 264–67, 274

  death of, 324–25, 328–30, 333–34, 336, 351

  Rat Bastards (Shea), 275

  Reagan, Ronald, 219

  Rico (Huff), 287n

  RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act), 1–2, 7, 10, 11–12, 38, 59, 228, 390

  Rico, H. Paul, 78, 114–27, 279

  background of, 115

  Burton committee hearings, 286–87, 291, 323

  corruption of, 190–91, 192, 206–7, 287, 291, 343–44

  death of, 287

  Deegan murder case, 107–8, 117–20, 121–22, 286–87, 344–46

  Flemmi’s testimony, 342–46, 347

  McLaughlin murder, 109–11

  Patriarca case, 115–17

  use of informants, 78, 107–27, 175, 244, 286–87, 342–46, 347, 394–95

  Wheeler murder, 147, 151, 287

  Ring, James, 347–48n, 376–77

  Roberto, Vinnie, 62

  Robin Hood myth, 14, 220

  rotor file, 188, 245, 376, 378–79

  Rule 35, 89–90

  Russo, Joe, 83

  Saint Hoods (TV show), 52–53, 320, 329, 370, 372, 410

  St. Patrick’s Day breakfast, 219–20

 

‹ Prev