Whitey Bulger’s alleged hit list
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James “Whitey” Bulger is alleged to have been involved in the following killings, according to federal indictments:
March and April 1973: Michael Milano, Al Plummer,William O’Brien, James Leary and Joseph Notorangeli, members of a rival gang led by Al Notorangeli
December 1973: James O’Toole, former associate of the Charlestown-based McLaughlin gang
February 1974: Al Notorangeli, leader of rival gang
October 1974: James Sousa, criminal associate in a botched robbery and a potential witness
November 1974: Paul McGonagle, member of the Mullins gang and an opponent for control of South Boston
June 1975: Edward Connors, potential witness in O’Toole slaying
November 1975: Thomas King, member of Bulger’s gang who was viewed as a threat to Bulger and others, and Francis “Buddy” Leonard, who was killed to divert attention from King’s disappearance
December 1976: Murder of Richard Castucci, FBI informant
May 1981: Roger Wheeler, owner of gambling operation World Jai Alai, in Tulsa, Okla.
Late 1981: Debra Davis, girlfriend of Bulger associate Stephen Flemmi, who was viewed as a threat
May 1982: Brian Halloran, FBI informant on the Wheeler killing, and Michael Donahue, who was riding in the car with Halloran
August 1982: John B. Callahan, former president of World Jai Alai who could implicate Bulger in Wheeler’s death
July 1983: Arthur “Bucky” Barrett, alleged safecracker and bank robber whom Bulger targeted for extortion
November 1984: John McIntyre, who was cooperating with law enforcement on the gang’s involvement in shipments of arms and ammunition to the Irish Republican Army
Early 1985: Deborah Hussey, Flemmi’s stepdaughter
