Three men charged over prison death of Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger

Three men charged over prison death of Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger
James ‘Whitey’ Bulger (US Marshals Service via AP)

Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison, the Justice Department said.

The charges against Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J DeCologero and Sean McKinnon come nearly four years after Bulger’s killing, which raised questions about why the known “snitch” was placed in the general population instead of more protective housing.

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