Word spread quickly that the dragnet was out for bulger and the older salemme. Jul 18, 20 stephen the rifleman flemmi, left, on sept. Stephen flemmi was better informant than his boss whitey bulger according to fbi files by theboss april 30, 20 according to recently released fbi files on winter hill boss james whitey bulger and enforcer stephen the rifleman flemmi. The rifleman flemmi has plenty left he could say share this. Impact statement goodreads share book recommendations. Stephen the rifleman flemmi continues testimony youtube. Jul 29, 2012 at left, mobster stephen the rifleman flemmi stood with james whitey bulger far right in 1992. Mobster stephen the rifleman flemmi admits bribing fbi agents, cops, statie. By the 1970s, under the guidance of bulgers partner, stephen the rifleman flemmi, he became one of the winter hill gangs most prolific and feared killers, rubbing out.
Predominantly the irish mob which also consisted of italian serial killers. I looked forward to reading carrs new book on rifleman flemmi. Stephen the rifleman flemmi archives about the mafia. Barboza found that out in 1967, when the mob left him cooling his heels in jail, where he was being held on. Stephen the rifleman flemmi, in a third day of testimony, told of four murders he said boston crime boss whitey bulger carried out himself. Flemmis son, stephen, partly owns the restaurant, according to sources. Beginning in 1975, flemmi was a top echelon informant for the federal bureau of investigation fbi. And then there are his dea 6 reports, basically his confessions, which i put together with scores of photos in a book, rifleman. The graphic testimony by stephen the rifleman flemmi, whitey bulgers former partner in the winter hill gang, may be the most important for prosecutors trying to build an ironclad case. Bulger witness stephen flemmi grilled on sex act with victim. Bad memory lane as stephen flemmi fails to recognize. Flemmi confessed that he watched in 1985 as bulger allegedly strangled deborah hussey, who was st. James whitey bulger had a relationship with a 16yearold girl he once brought with him to mexico, former bulger crony stephen the rifleman flemmi testified today as he tried to fight.
James whitey bulgers righthand man stephen flemmi accuses. Stephen joseph the rifleman flemmi born june 9, 1934 is an italianamerican racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act rico and sentenced to a long term of incarceration. Stephen the rifleman flemmi is expected to testify in the james whitey bulger case thursday. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Flemmi was recruited as an fbi informant by fbi agent. Steve the rifleman flemmi archives about the mafia. Stephen joseph the rifleman flemmi born june 9, 1934 is an italianamerican gangster and close associate of winter hill gang boss whitey bulger. Stephen the rifleman flemmi and bostons winter hill gang. Cadillac frank salemme sentenced to life in prison. Jul 23, 20 stephen the rifleman flemmi had acknowledged in testimony that he engaged in oral sex with his longtime girlfriends teenage daughter, deborah hussey, who had called him daddy. He was strangling her all the way down to the basement. But a jury denied the davis family closure for the slaying of debbie davis, flemmi s beautiful young.
But a jury denied the davis family closure for the slaying of debbie davis, flemmis beautiful young. In this 1993 fbi surveillance photo, francis cadillac frank salemme, left, stephen the rifleman flemmi, second from left with back to camera, and frank salemme jr. James joseph whitey bulger and stephen flemmi were murdering partners in bostons notorious winter hill gang. Apr 12, 20 i looked forward to reading carrs new book on rifleman flemmi. Jul 23, 20 stephen the rifleman flemmi, left, on sept. Nov 02, 2018 there was stephen flemmi, his sidekick with a chilling nickname. Flemmi s son, stephen, partly owns the restaurant, according to sources. Also there are picture with captions that are rich with information.
At one point the two gangsters teamed together to kill businessman roger wheeler in a tulsa, oklahoma parking lot. State troopers were tipped off about a repair garage on lancaster street serving as whitey bulgers new business headquarters. Many stories have been told about the murders whitey and stephen the rifleman flemmi committed, and the tacit permission they received from the fbi. Cadillac frank salemme for the murder of nightclub owner steve disarro. Rifleman is the story of flemmis life of crime, as told to federal and state law enforcement after he pleaded guilty in 2003.
But never before has the story been told from the point of as the biggest criminal trial since the boston strangler draws nearer, the publics fascination with the life and crimes of mob boss. Stephen the rifleman flemmi stephen joseph the rifleman flemmi born june 9, 1934 is an italianamerican mobster and close associate of winter hill gang boss james j. His marksmanship as an army sharpshooter and dead aim earned flemmi the nickname the rifleman, but when it came to mob assassinations and aim was dead on his target. Flemmi got his nickname during the korean war, when he was an uncanny marksman in the. Carr is at it again with another steve flemingjames whitey bulger tell all book. Flemmi son says gangsters kin also victims the boston globe.
And his longtime companion, catherine greig, who stayed by his side on the lam even though he had been implicated in. A familys fight for justice against whitey bulger, stephen flemmi, and the fbi ebook written by bob halloran. Smashwords stephen the rifleman flemmi and bostons. Exgirlfriend tells of confronting stephen the rifleman flemmi. Bulger and flemmi were a criminal tandem for twentyfive years. Stephen the rifleman flemmi says he walked in on a. He couldnt recognize frank salemme, his old partner in crime, in the u. The two men were heavily involved in extortion of businesses such as world jai alai and others. Flemmi paints bulger as a pedophile at trial the boston globe. Cadillac frank salemme trial hinges on the testimony of new england mafia turncoats. He grabbed her around the throat and strangled her. Stephen the rifleman flemmi stepped into a boston federal courtroom today to testify against his old friend james whitey bulger.
May 16, 2018 all of flemmis files as an fbi informant bs 955te have been public record since at least the whitey bulger trial in 20. Mobster stephen the rifleman flemmi admits bribing fbi. Stephen the rifleman flemmi and bostons winter hill. Stephen the rifleman flemmi was a close associate of notorious new england mobster whitey bulger. Whitey bulgers crew, from the rifleman to the executioner. The original document on which the book is based is called a dea 6, and it ran 146 singlespaced pages, covering dozens of extortions, assaults, and murders, including two of his girlfriends, one of whom was also his.
Although stephen flemmi spent nearly four hours on the witness stand monday answering a prosecutors questions, it was the aging mobsters 10 minutes of crossexamination that will long be remembered. The longtime girlfriend of bulgers right hand man, stephen flemmi, debra learned that both men were fbi informants. Stevie the rifleman flemmi was, for forty years, one of the most feared. Compounding the problem with this book was that many names were blacked out to protect the innocent. And when martorano was old enough to start committing murders of his own, thats exactly what he did. Hussey was the daughter from a previous relationship of flemmis longtime girlfriend. Two days shy of his 84th birthday, stevie flemmi had a senior moment on the witness stand yesterday. As bulgers former partner in crime, flemmi could be crucial to the prosecution.
All of flemmis files as an fbi informant bs 955te have been public record since at least the whitey bulger trial in 20. My e book also looks at flemmis boston policeman b. Stephen joseph the rifleman flemmi born june 9, 1934 is an italianamerican gangster. Bulgers criminal organization had moved in to try and take control of wheelers world jai alai firm.
Stephen flemmi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Frank salemme also known as cadillac frank the former boss of the new england mafia has been sentenced to. In the 1960s, flemmi developed close ties to both the irish and italian mobs, befriending mafia boss francis cadillac frank salemme and earning a reputation as a coldblooded operative. Stephen the rifleman flemmi a note that was sent by frank salemmes lawyer to howie carr on the subject of carl blue jay belleca in federal court. But in 1980, they struck out in their surveillance attempts against whitey and his underworld partner stephen flemmi. Despite delivering a great deal of intelligence abou. Stephen the rifleman flemmi and john the butcher martorano, as an example just to name a few. Jan 22, 2020 stephen joseph the rifleman flemmi born june 9, 1934 is an italianamerican gangster and close associate of winter hill gang boss whitey bulger. Closing arguments are set to begin today in the trial of former new england mafia boss francis cadillac frank. Buy howies book about the whitey bulger trial, ratman, at. Media in category stephen flemmi the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
Thats how deborah davis died, according to stephen the rifleman flemmi. He knew that bulgers return to boston would take his family back to a place of enormous loss and shame. Stephen the riflerman flemmi continued his testimony friday in the trial of former boston mob boss james whitey bulger. He had stephen flemmi, the main character of the novel as his partner in crime. The massachusetts state police force was founded in 1865 and currently has over 2,000 officers. Apr 11, 2016 my life as an enforcer for whitey bulger and the boston irish mob 2003. I dont see him, the rifleman answered when the prosec. Bob halloran details the davis familys decadesold fight for justice for their twentysixyearold daughter debbie, who was murdered after ending her relationship with stephen the rifleman flemmi, one of mob. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read impact statement. James whitey bulger, stephen the rifleman flemmi, angelo sonny mercurio,frank imbruglia, joseph baron the animal barboza, all directly involved with marinos case with the exception of barboza who was killed in 1976 while on the federal witness protection program. Beginning in 1965, flemmi was a top echelon informant for the federal bureau of investigation fbi.
Stevie flemmi is about to enjoy his final 15 minutes of fame testifying as the. In a video from 10 years ago, flemmi said he couldnt recognize the 84 year old salemme when asked to identify him. The discovery came when flemmi, enraged by debras insistence that he skip a latenight meetup with bulger. But a jury denied the davis family closure for the slaying of debbie davis, flemmis beautiful young girlfriend, who went missing in 1981 and whose remains were found. Jul 22, 20 although stephen flemmi spent nearly four hours on the witness stand monday answering a prosecutors questions, it was the aging mobsters 10 minutes of crossexamination that will long be remembered. Dec 17, 2019 james joseph whitey bulger and stephen flemmi were murdering partners in bostons notorious winter hill gang.
Whitey bulger to face the rifleman, his righthand man. As the biggest criminal trial since the boston strangler draws nearer, the publics fascination with the life and crimes of mob boss whitey bulger continues to heat up. Jul 19, 20 stephen the riflerman flemmi continued his testimony friday in the trial of former boston mob boss james whitey bulger. Croixs father is stephen the rifleman flemmi, bulgers. Flemmi got his nickname during the korean war, when he was an uncanny marksman in the army. The original document on which the book is based is called a dea 6, and it ran 146 singlespaced pages, covering dozens of extortions, assaults, and murders, including two of his girlfriends, one of whom was also his common law stepdaughter. Thursday at schooners restaurant on bostons high street. Flemmi paints bulger as a pedophile at trial the boston. No one can deny that mob boss james whitey bulger and stephen the rifleman flemmi are two of the most brutal killers in american history not even the two gangsters themselves. Croixs father is stephen the rifleman flemmi, bulgers longtime partner in crime and fellow fbi informant.
Of salemme, bulger and flemmi, only flemmi was arrested last week. Jul 22, 2009 a former girlfriend of gangster stephen the rifleman flemmi testified tearfully yesterday that she accused him in 1986 of murdering her daughter but did not know for sure that deborah hussey was dead and that the mobster had participated in the slaying until 14 years later. When asked what his relationship was to 83yearold bulger, flemmi flippantly responded strictly criminal. The book is easier to understand if you know the area of boston in which the setting of the book is taking place in. Mobster stephen the rifleman flemmi admits bribing. In the second day of testimony, stephen flemmi said he walked in on the 1993 murder of boston nightclub owner steven disarro. Stephen the rifleman flemmi, in a third day of testimony, told of four murders he said boston crime boss whitey bulger carried out himself, three at the same south boston home. Johnny martorano killed at least 20 for the mob then. The rifleman flemmi has plenty left he could say howie. Aging mobster the rifleman flemmi cant identify former mafia don. There was stephen flemmi, his sidekick with a chilling nickname. Yet loyalty can be fleeting when it involves gangsters.
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