DeCologero revealed plan to kill Bulger upon entering their unit.
Geas and DeCologero used a belt with a lock attached to beat Bulger to death.
McKinnon acted as lookout during the assault.
Three inmates, Fotios 'Freddy' Geas, Paul J. DeCologero, and Sean McKinnon, accused of beating Boston gangster 'Whitey' Bulger to death in prison.
Three inmates, Fotios 'Freddy' Geas, Paul J. DeCologero, and Sean McKinnon, are accused of being involved in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger. The three men are set to appear in court for plea hearings and sentencing on August 1 for DeCologero and September 6 for Geas.
According to reports, DeCologero revealed his plan to kill Bulger as soon as he entered their unit and told an inmate that he and Geas used a belt with a lock attached to it to beat Bulger to death. McKinnon was accused of acting as lookout during the assault.
Bulger, who ran the largely Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and 1980s, became one of the nation's most wanted fugitives after fleeing Boston in 1994. He was eventually captured at age 81 after more than 16 years on the run and convicted for a string of killings and other gangland crimes.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
It is important to note that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Three inmates, Fotios ‘Freddy’ Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon, are set to appear in court on Monday for a plea hearing and sentencing in relation to the 2018 killing of notorious Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger.
DeCologero told an inmate witness that Bulger was a ‘snitch’ and revealed a plan to kill him as soon as he entered their unit.
DeCologero also told an inmate that he and Geas used a belt with a lock attached to it to beat Bulger to death.
Sean McKinnon was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to lying to federal agents about his knowledge of two fellow inmates who beat James ‘Whitey’ Bulger to death in 2018.
McKinnon had previously served an eight-year sentence for stealing a dozen guns before being arrested for Bulger’s murder and remained in custody since then.
A report from the Justice Department inspector general concluded that mismanagement, confusion, and incompetence by the US Bureau of Prisons led to Bulger’s murder due to failed threats assessment and transfer procedures.
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Sean McKinnon was a lookout during the murder of James 'Whitey' Bulger.
Fotios 'Freddy' Geas and Paul J. DeCologero are accused of repeatedly hitting Bulger in the head leading to his death.
McKinnon had previously served an eight-year sentence for stealing guns before being arrested for Bulger’s murder and remained in custody since then.
DeCologero's DNA was found on blankets placed on Bulger after the beating.
Sean McKinnon was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to lying to federal agents in the case of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s prison killing, but was not charged with the murder itself.
McKinnon was accused of acting as lookout during the prison killing of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger along with Fotios ‘Freddy’ Geas and Paul J. DeCologero, but there is no evidence that he participated in the actual assault.
Sean McKinnon pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents on May 15, 2023 and won’t serve additional prison time.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when the assistant U.S. attorney states that 'Geas and DeCologero spent about seven minutes in Bulger’s cell while McKinnon went to a common area of the prison before returning.' This statement is presented as fact without any evidence being provided to support it. Additionally, there are several instances of inflammatory rhetoric used throughout the article, such as describing Geas and DeCologero as 'Massachusetts gangsters' and 'Mafia hitmen', but these do not constitute logical fallacies.
The assistant U.S. attorney states that 'Geas and DeCologero spent about seven minutes in Bulger’s cell while McKinnon went to a common area of the prison before returning.'
