Yesterday I set out how I saw the meeting between Howie and Whitey coming about. It takes place in late Fall 1972. The two parties to the meeting at Chandler’s are the Killeens (Whitey) and the Mullens (Pat Nee and Tommy King). The mediator (Howie Winter). Chandler’s being a Martorano place I’m sure Murderman was…
Re-Examining Whitey Bulger: The Learning Years: How Whitey Met Howie. Part Ten
Before the 1972 gangster sit-down between Whitey and the Mullens gave South Boston a peace pact, Whitey knew unless he made a bold proposal it would be a very tenuous peace. He saw that standing opposite him were the Mullens with their huge advantage in age, desire, capable men and arms. Whitey knew he would…
Re-Examining Whitey Bulger: The Early Years: Peace Comes To South Boston: Part Nine
1971 ended with the dispute between the Killeens and Mullens still ongoing with little outward manifestation of its existence. This state, or stalemate, continued until May 13, 1972, when Donald Killeen was murdered outside his home in Framingham. Pat Nee said it was done by Jimmy Mantville and Tommy King who waited all night outside…
Whitey’s Brother Billy Bulger Condemned For Not Knowing What He Did Not And Could Not Know
I hope you have a happy and healthy New Year. I thank you for reading the post and especially appreciate you who have taken the time to comment to tell me when I erred, or offered another slant on my opinion, or even given some encouragement. I’ve learned a lot since I started and looking…
Re-Examining Whitey Bulger: The Early Years: Whitey’s Change Of Heart: Part Eight
I noted yesterday the so-called war between the Killeen and Mullen gangs started in July, 1969. Using the word war to describe this conflict seems to be greatly exaggerating what occurred. It was more what we’d call a small gang fight with a few guns thrown in. It seems there were less than a dozen…
Re-Examining Whitey Bulger: The Early Years: Start of the Killeen Mullen War: Part Seven
I had to go back to Ralph Ranalli’s book Deadly Alliance which I recommended in the early days of this blog to refresh my recollection about an FBI report. Ranalli wrote one of the earliest of the Bulger books which he put together after attending the hearing held by Judge Wolf in late 1997 and…