Ronald Dermody is often grouped in as a victim of the “Irish Gang Wars.”was not […]
Boston Gang Wars- Murdered by McLaughlins- James “Buddy” McLean
Buddy McLean was the leader of a Somerville gang. Around a month before the Salisbury […]
Boston Gang Wars- Murdered by the McLaughlins: Russell Nicholson
In early November 1961, Russell Nicholson, a Metropolitan District Commission police officer, was suspended and […]
Boston Gang Wars- Murdered by the McLeans: Bernard McLaughlin
On Tuesday, October 31, 1961, shortly after noon and thirty-six hours after Buddy McLean fired […]
Boston Gang Wars- THE FIRST IRISH GANG WAR: McLaughlin v. McLean Introduction
The supposed Irish gang war is commonly proposed to have started Labor Day weekend, 1961. […]
Boston Gang Wars-Loan Sharks and Bookies: Fiore DeChristoforo
The last murder in this group is that of Fiore DeChristoforo. He lived in Somerville […]