Former mafia hitman sentenced to 25 years for killing Whitey Bulger
Several men beat Bulger to death hours after he arrived at a federal prison in West Virginia.
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Several men beat Bulger to death hours after he arrived at a federal prison in West Virginia.
Prosecutors initially had said Geas used a lock attached to a belt to repeatedly hit the 89-year-old Bulger in the head.
An inmate has been sentenced for his role in the deadly bludgeoning of infamous Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia federal prison in 2018.
An inmate was sentenced to more than four years in prison Thursday for his role in the 2018 killing of the infamous gangster James "Whitey" Bulger.
A retired judge said you can often tell more about a jury's mindset by the questions they ask rather than the time they spend deliberating.
As deliberations continue in the murder trial of Karen Read, a former juror from another high-profile court case in Massachusetts shares with WBZ-TV what experience was like.
As deliberations continue in the murder trial of Karen Read, a former juror from another high-profile court case in Massachusetts shared with WBZ-TV what the experience was like.
The Karen Read trial is big, but Massachusetts has had several other big trials in recent years.
Sean McKinnon was accused of acting as a lookout during the killing of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. He plead guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents.
Sean McKinnon was accused along with two other inmates in the 2018 killing of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger at a troubled West Virginia prison.
Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors, according to court papers filed Monday.
If the two men are convicted of murder in Whitey Bulger's killing in prison, prosecutors will not seek the death sentence.
WBZ TV's Kate Merrill reports.
A new report lays out mistakes made before the prison murder of Whitey Bulger. WBZ-TV's Christina Hager reports.
Management failures left Bulger at the mercy of rival gangsters behind bars, the report said.
WBZ-TV's Lisa Hughes reports.
Bulger was killed in 2018
Three men have been indicted in connection with the prison beating death of James "Whitey" Bulger, the FBI announced on Thursday.
The suspect in a nearly four-decade old killing in South Boston was held without bail on Tuesday.
The judge ruled that federal law precludes the family's ability to sue over the Federal Bureau of Prison's decision to transfer Bulger to the prison where he was killed.
The FBI has released hundreds of pages of records from notorious Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger's file.
The former FBI agent who worked with Whitey Bulger has been granted medical release in Florida.
Family members of Boston crime boss "Whitey" Bulger have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed employees of the prison system for failing to protect Bulger.
Greig served a multi-year sentence for harboring a fugitive after being on the run with Bulger for 16 years.
Janet Uhlar says she regrets voting to convict Bulger on any of the murder charges.
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Stop & Shop stores across Massachusetts had empty shelves on Monday due to a cyberattack.
A small earthquake felt in Massachusetts had an epicenter in Lunenburg.
There's a legitimate storm system in the forecast this week for Massachusetts.
A small earthquake felt in Massachusetts had an epicenter in Lunenburg.
The Beverly school committee is weighing how to make up missed class time due to the teacher strike.
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Several hospitals have failed to come to an agreement with the second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts, Point32Health.
McDonald's has stopped selling the popular product in some states as an investigation into the cause of the bacteria continues.
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Some Winthrop residents are pushing back against a law requiring Massachusetts communities with T access to allow the development of multifamily units to help with the housing crunch. All of it now could soon be up to voters to decide.
A Springfield man says he gave police evidence that points to another suspect in the Boston Strangler investigation - not Albert DeSalvo.
A Plymouth man says that fraudsters tried to steal his home out from under him, just one week after WBZ's I-Team reported on a similar scam in Concord.
Now that Question 2 has passed, removing MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts schools, what are the standards for high school graduation?
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New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo fired back at a report that teams owners went outside the organization asking for help developing Drake Maye.
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