CC205 Study Guide - Final Guide: Winter Hill Gang, Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Outlaws Motorcycle Club
Document Summary
Rst wave immigrants impoverished backgrounds escaping famine, war,religious prosecution some famous irish-bostonians: Eventual alignment between the families= winter hill gang. William m. bulger president of state senate president of university of mass. Crime boss / uomo di rispetto enforcer, debt collector, gangster. Political connections in and out of jail from 14 years old onward. Incarcerated 1956-1965 provided with political job after exiting. The killeen-mullen war basic gangster for irish mob (killeen family) engaged in war with mullen family. Donald killeen murdered, makes bulger de facto leader of killeens. Bulger makes a deal formation of the winter hill gang. Bulger"s partner blemmi had been an informant may have been a less-violent attempt at undermining the winter hill gang. Bulger was attractive due to connection tempted with underworld support given unbridled freedom. Blemmi & bulger act as if untouchable shakedown of entire south boston. Bulger and blemmi avoid prosecution begin informing on all threats, especially patriarcas power vacuum by 1986.