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Men Charged With Killing Whitey Bulger Won’t Face Death Penalty

Men Charged With Killing Whitey Bulger Won’t Face Death Penalty

The two men charged with killing James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia prison five years ago won't receive the death penalty, according to The Associated Press. Fotios "Freddy" Geas, a former Mafia hitman, and Massachusetts gangster Paul J. DeCologero have been indicted on murder charges in the slaying of the 89-year-old Bulger in 2018.

The two men charged with killing James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia prison five years ago won't receive the death penalty, according to The Associated Press. Fotios "Freddy" Geas, a former Mafia hitman, and Massachusetts gangster Paul J. DeCologero have been indicted on murder charges in the slaying of the 89-year-old Bulger in 2018.…