Three Prison Inmates Sentenced for Killing Boston Mobster 'Whitey' Bulger
- Three inmates charged in the 2018 prison killing of Boston mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger are set to be sentenced today.
- Sean McKinnon, one of the three inmates involved in the violent prison killing, is entering a guilty plea.
- The sentencing marks the culmination of a six-year legal process since Bulger's death.
Three inmates, including Sean McKinnon, are set to enter guilty pleas and be sentenced for their involvement in the prison killing of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger in 2018. McKinnon acted as a lookout while fellow inmates Fotios Geas and Paul J. DeCologero bludgeoned Bulger to death. The three men face charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, with McKinnon also charged with making false statements to a federal agent. Bulger, the former crime boss, was found unresponsive in his prison cell and died of blunt-force head injuries. The inmates' prior knowledge of Bulger's arrival at the prison significantly increased the likelihood of harm to him. Geas and DeCologero are accused of repeatedly hitting Bulger in the head, with DeCologero revealing their plan to kill him upon his arrival. The Justice Department decided not to seek the death penalty for Geas and DeCologero.