3 men charged in Whitey Bulger’s 2018 prison killing have plea deals, prosecutors say

Published May 13, 2024 2:27 PM

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JOHN RABY
Associated Press

Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors. The plea deals were disclosed Monday in court filings nearly six years after the 89-year-old gangster was beaten to death in his cell at a troubled West Virginia prison. Prosecutors asked the court to schedule hearings for the men to change their not-guilty pleas and to be sentenced, though they didn’t provide further details about the plea agreements, which have not been filed in court. An attorney for one of the defendants declined to comment, and attorneys for the other two didn’t immediately respond to requests to discuss the new filing.

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