- James “Whitey” Bulger was found unresponsive in October 2018.
- Geas, 55, Paul J. DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, have been charged.
- They are accused of beating Bulger to death at a high-security prison.
In connection with the murder of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in prison, three men have been charged.
At a high-security facility in West Virginia, the 89-year-old Bulger was found unresponsive in October 2018.
According to the Justice Department, Fotios Geas, 55, Paul J. DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, have all been charged with first-degree murder conspiracy.
After a 16-year manhunt, Bulger was apprehended in California in 2011.
On the day he was transported to the 1,385-inmate Hazelton Penitentiary in West Virginia, where he was serving two life sentences for 11 murders, he was beaten to death.
The three men face charges, according to a statement from the US justice department on Thursday.
Geas and DeCologero are charged with killing Bulger by repeatedly hitting him in the head, according to federal authorities.
In connection with the murder of notorious Boston criminal James “Whitey” Bulger in prison, three men have been accused.
At a high-security facility in West Virginia, the 89-year-old Bulger was found unresponsive in October 2018.
According to the Justice Department, Fotios Geas, 55, Paul J. DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, have all been charged with first-degree murder conspiracy.
After a 16-year manhunt, Bulger was apprehended in California in 2011.
On the day he was transported to the 1,385-inmate Hazelton Penitentiary in West Virginia, where he was serving two life sentences for 11 murders, he was beaten to death.
The three men face charges, according to a statement from the US justice department on Thursday.
Geas and DeCologero are charged with killing Bulger by repeatedly hitting him in the head, according to federal authorities.
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