New York Times best-selling author of the Irish Mob Trilogy (The Westies, Paddy Whacked and Where the Bodies Were Buried) In celebration of his latest release The Last Kilo, TJ English, will be at Irish Brewing Boston signing books and talking about his latest release. Irish Brewing 83 Morse Street, Norwood MA
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Remembrance- October 8, 2021
Eulogy Delivered by Matt Connolly, III three years ago. Thank you, Father Finnegan, for this Mass. Thank you, Joe, Kristin, and Maureen, for your readings. Thank you, Allyn and Erica, for this music. And thank you, Tatiana, for your words. Words take on new meaning in settings like this – words like “thank you” and…
Boston Gang Wars- Murdered by the McLaughlins: Russell Nicholson
In early November 1961, Russell Nicholson, a Metropolitan District Commission police officer, was suspended and later dismissed from that police force for “being in the company of persons of ill repute, with whom he admitted having been friendly.” The persons of ill repute were Buddy McLean and Alexander Petricone. Rumor had it that he drove…
Boston Gang Wars-Loan Sharks and Bookies: Fiore DeChristoforo
The last murder in this group is that of Fiore DeChristoforo. He lived in Somerville but owned a variety store in the North End. In the early morning of his murder around 5:15 a.m. after a long night, De Christoforo left the Coliseum Restaurant. He and some other patrons had been let out by Joseph…
Boston Gang Wars-Loan Sharks and Bookies: Edward Rothstein
EDWARD ROTHSTEIN, 41 April 5, 1960 Edward Rothstein’s body was found “stuffed in a trunk” in Merrimac, MA a town on the border of New Hampshire and not too far away from where the body of Goldstein was found in East Kingston, NH. The similarity of the locations is probably more coincidental than otherwise. There…
Boston Gang Wars-Loan Sharks and Bookies: Philip (Goldy) Goldstein
PHILIP GOLDSTEIN, 45 …