Three Inmates Agree to Plea Deal in Death of Whitey Bulger

Three inmates agreed to a plea deal in the death of Whitey Bulger, a notorious Boston gangster. They will help explain how Bulger died. The men were charged with brutally beating Bulger, who was a leader in the Boston underworld. The incident happened on May 13, 2024, at the Hazelton federal prison in West Virginia. The three inmates involved in Bulger's death agreed to cooperate with the government. They will provide details about how Bulger was killed. The prosecutors mentioned that one of the inmates, DeCologero, played an active role in the beating, while another inmate, McKinnon, acted as a lookout. The inmates have been in federal custody since the incident. The inmates accused of killing Bulger are Fotios Geas, Paul J. DeCologero, and Sean McKinnon. They were charged in Bulger's death in October 2018 at the federal jail in West Virginia. Geas, who is serving a life sentence for murder, was described as the main suspect in Bulger's killing. He had a history of being an enforcer for the New England Mafia, which made him a rival of Bulger. Bulger was a powerful figure in Boston's criminal world for over three decades. He was known for being ruthless to his enemies and a protector to the residents. Bulger also worked as an FBI informant, providing information that led to the arrest of rival mobsters. He went into hiding for 16 years before being captured in 2011. Bulger was later convicted of multiple crimes and sentenced to life in prison. The inmates involved in Bulger's death were placed in solitary confinement after the incident. Law enforcement officials reported that Bulger was killed by being beaten with a lock placed in a sock. The plea deal terms were not disclosed in the court documents.