Bulger had previously served as an FBI informant and ran the largely Irish mob in Boston during the 1970s and 80s.
DeCologero took an active role in battering Bulger to death. McKinnon served as a lookout.
Geas is a Mafia enforcer serving life sentences for two gangland murders.
James 'Whitey' Bulger was murdered in prison on October 30, 2018.
Three suspects identified: Fotios Geas, Paul J. DeCologero, and Sean McKinnon.
In a series of shocking developments, three men have been charged and have reached plea deals in connection to the brutal murder of notorious Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger in prison in 2018. The three individuals, Fotios Geas, Paul J. DeCologero, and Sean McKinnon, were identified as suspects following the attack.
According to reports from various sources,
Bulger was beaten to death inside his cell at US Penitentiary Hazelton in West Virginia on October 30, 2018. He had been transferred from a Florida lockup and placed in the general population just hours before his death.
Geas, a Mafia enforcer serving life sentences for two gangland murders, is one of the accused individuals. He was identified as a suspect immediately after the attack.
DeCologero, a Massachusetts gangster with previous convictions for buying heroin used to try and kill a teenage girl, took an active role in battering Bulger to death. McKinnon served as a lookout during the attack.
Bulger had previously served as an FBI informant and ran the largely Irish mob in Boston during the 1970s and 80s. He was known for his charisma and wily nature, having evaded capture for 16 years before being arrested in Santa Monica, California.
The details of the plea deals have not been disclosed to the public. It is unclear whether the three men have agreed to plead guilty to all charges or what sentences are being recommended.
Bulger's death was a significant event in Boston's criminal history and marked the end of an era for organized crime in the city.
James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was beaten to death in his cell at a West Virginia prison.
Geas and DeCologero used a belt with a lock attached to it to bludgeon Bulger to death, according to prosecutors.
Bulger, who ran the largely Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and 80s, served as an FBI informant who ratted on his gang’s main rival.
Bulger was killed hours after being transferred from a Florida lockup to USP Hazelton in West Virginia and placed in the general population.
DeCologero had previously been convicted of buying heroin used to try to kill a teenage girl, but the attempt failed and another man broke her neck, dismembered her remains and buried them in the woods.
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Three men, Fotios 'Freddy' Geas, Paul J DeCologero and Sean McKinnon, have reached plea deals with prosecutors over the 2018 prison killing of James 'Whitey' Bulger.
Bulger was beaten to death in his cell at a West Virginia prison.
Geas and DeCologero were accused of repeatedly hitting Bulger in the head while McKinnon served as a lookout.
Three inmates, Fotios Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon, have agreed to a plea deal in the brutal death of James (Whitey) Bulger in prison in 2018.
Fotios Geas was identified as a suspect in the immediate aftermath of the attack.
Paul J. DeCologero took an active role in battering James (Whitey) Bulger, while Sean McKinnon served as a lookout.
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]Three inmates, Fotios Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon[
have agreed to a plea deal in the brutal death of James (Whitey) Bulger in prison in 2018.
Bulger was beaten to death in his cell at a West Virginia prison.
Geas and DeCologero were accused of repeatedly hitting Bulger in the head while McKinnon served as a lookout.
