took the stand again today. for the first time he said bulger wasn t just an accessory to murder but the former head of boston s irish mob pulled the trigger. that s a significant development here and in a sweeping federal indictment bulger is accused of drug dealing, extortion, and 19 murders committed while he was a prized fbi informant. outfront kevin cullen, a reporter for the boston globe and author of whitey bulger: america s most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice. what exactly did martorano say when this big revelation came out that according to him whitey bulger actually pulled the trigger? that was the killing of a guy named eddie coners. eddie had helped them set up a guy named spike o toole. after spike was murdered, eddie was bragging about it, and the winter hill gang decided he had to go. the hit team came over, johnny martorano who usually was a hands-on guy himself. he was the driver he claims and he says that he took whitey bulger and
outfront kevin cullen, a reporter for the boston globe and author of whitey bulger: america s most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice. what exactly did martorano say when this big revelation came out that according to him whitey bulger actually pulled the trigger? that was the killing of a guy named eddie coners. eddie had helped them set up a guy named spike o toole. after spike was murdered, eddie was bragging about it, and the winter hill gang decided he had to go. the hit team came over, johnny martorano who usually was a hands-on guy himself. he was the driver he claims and he says that he took whitey bulger and stevie flemmi, whitey s partner in crime, and they actually laid an ambush for eddie coners when he went to a phone booth supposedly to talk to holly winter the head of the gang they opened fire on him. john martorano admitted under oath that he did not see whitey pull the trigger. that he was over the hill, and
whitey s partner in crime, and they actually laid an ambush for eddie coners when he went to a phone booth supposedly to talk to holly winter the head of the gang they opened fire on him. john martorano admitted under oath that he did not see whitey pull the trigger. that he was over the hill, and that whitey and stevie ran up to the car after he heard the gunshots and said he s gone. did bulger s defense team when they were trying to defend against this actually putting the gun in whitey bulger s hand but john martorano was able to do today did they do a good job defending him? well i think hank brennan, one of whitey s lawyers, did a very good job on cross-examination of martorano. if only by portraying him as venal and vile a guy as he is. there was this almost comical exchange about john not admitting he was a serial killer. because he said serial killers enjoy killing and he never enjoyed killing.
prized fbi informant. outfront kevin cullen, a reporter for the boston globe and author of whitey bulger: america s most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice. what exactly did martorano say when this big revelation came out that according to him whitey bulger actually pulled the trigger? that was the killing of a guy named eddie coners. eddie had helped them set up a guy named spike o toole. after spike was murder eddie was bragging about it and the winter hill gang decided he had to go. the hit team came over, johnny martorano who usually was a hands-on guy himself. he was the driver he claims and he says that he took whitey bulger and stevie flemmi, whitey s partner in crime, and they actually laid an ambush ready and coners when he went to a phone booth supposedly to talk to holly winter the head of the gang they opened fire on him. john martorano admitted under oath that he did not see whitey pull the trigger. that he was over the hill, and