Beginning in 1975, flemmi was a top echelon informant for the federal bureau of investigation fbi. Flemmi paints bulger as a pedophile at trial the boston. When asked what his relationship was to 83yearold bulger, flemmi flippantly responded strictly criminal. Two days shy of his 84th birthday, stevie flemmi had a senior moment on the witness stand yesterday. 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. Stevie flemmi is about to enjoy his final 15 minutes of fame testifying as the. Bulger witness stephen flemmi grilled on sex act with victim. 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.
Jul 29, 2012 at left, mobster stephen the rifleman flemmi stood with james whitey bulger far right in 1992. 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. Unfortunately, after the opening chapter actually authored by carr the balance of the book was nothing more than flemmis depositions. 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. Thursday at schooners restaurant on bostons high street. Flemmi son says gangsters kin also victims the boston globe. I dont see him, the rifleman answered when the prosec. Johnny martorano killed at least 20 for the mob then. Flemmi got his nickname during the korean war, when he was an uncanny marksman in the army. 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. Steve the rifleman flemmi archives about the mafia. Mobster stephen the rifleman flemmi admits bribing fbi agents, cops, statie. All of flemmis files as an fbi informant bs 955te have been public record since at least the whitey bulger trial in 20. Bloodsoaked hitman martorano to testify against mob boss.
In the second day of testimony, stephen flemmi said he walked in on the 1993 murder of boston nightclub owner steven disarro. 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. Nov 02, 2018 there was stephen flemmi, his sidekick with a chilling nickname. Jul 19, 20 stephen the riflerman flemmi continued his testimony friday in the trial of former boston mob boss james whitey bulger. Cadillac frank salemme for the murder of nightclub owner steve disarro. Stephen the rifleman flemmi says he walked in on a. My e book also looks at flemmis boston policeman b. Apr 11, 2016 my life as an enforcer for whitey bulger and the boston irish mob 2003. 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.
Bulgers criminal organization had moved in to try and take control. A familys fight for justice against whitey bulger, stephen flemmi, and the fbi. 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. Mobster stephen the rifleman flemmi admits bribing. Apr 12, 20 i looked forward to reading carrs new book on rifleman flemmi. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read impact statement. Mobster stephen the rifleman flemmi admits bribing fbi. Of salemme, bulger and flemmi, only flemmi was arrested last week. Stevie the rifleman flemmi was, for forty years, one of the most feared. The rifleman flemmi has plenty left he could say share this.
The rifleman flemmi has plenty left he could say howie. Frank salemme also known as cadillac frank the former boss of the new england mafia has been sentenced to. Closing arguments are set to begin today in the trial of former new england mafia boss francis cadillac frank. The discovery came when flemmi, enraged by debras insistence that he skip a latenight meetup with bulger.
Yet loyalty can be fleeting when it involves gangsters. Aging mobster the rifleman flemmi cant identify former mafia don. 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. 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. Flemmi got his nickname during the korean war, when he was an uncanny marksman in the. Thats how deborah davis died, according to stephen the rifleman flemmi.
Dec 17, 2019 james joseph whitey bulger and stephen flemmi were murdering partners in bostons notorious winter hill gang. The longtime girlfriend of bulgers right hand man, stephen flemmi, debra learned that both men were fbi informants. 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. Stephen the riflerman flemmi continued his testimony friday in the trial of former boston mob boss james whitey bulger. He couldnt recognize frank salemme, his old partner in crime, in the u. Many stories have been told about the murders whitey and stephen the rifleman flemmi committed, and the tacit permission they received from the fbi. He knew that bulgers return to boston would take his family back to a place of enormous loss and shame. Hussey was the daughter from a previous relationship of flemmis longtime girlfriend. Smashwords stephen the rifleman flemmi and bostons. Barboza found that out in 1967, when the mob left him cooling his heels in jail, where he was being held on.
No one can deny that mob boss james whitey bulger and stephen the rifleman flemmi are two. Croixs father is stephen the rifleman flemmi, bulgers longtime partner in crime and fellow fbi informant. Stephen joseph the rifleman flemmi born june 9, 1934 is an italianamerican gangster and close associate of winter hill gang boss whitey bulger. My life as an enforcer for whitey bulger and the boston irish. Impact statement goodreads share book recommendations. Stephen flemmi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. A familys fight for justice against whitey bulger, stephen flemmi, and the fbi ebook written by bob halloran.
Stephen flemmi wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Buy howies book about the whitey bulger trial, ratman, at. The book is easier to understand if you know the area of boston in which the setting of the book is taking place in. Whitey bulger to face the rifleman, his righthand man. Stephen the rifleman flemmi, in a third day of testimony, told of four murders he said boston crime boss whitey bulger carried out himself. Flemmi confessed that he watched in 1985 as bulger allegedly strangled deborah hussey, who was st. In a video from 10 years ago, flemmi said he couldnt recognize the 84 year old salemme when asked to identify him. Stephen the rifleman flemmi stepped into a boston federal courtroom today to testify against his old friend james whitey bulger. James joseph whitey bulger and stephen flemmi were murdering partners in bostons notorious winter hill gang. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Stephen the rifleman flemmi and john the butcher martorano, as an example just to name a few. Stephen joseph the rifleman flemmi born june 9, 1934 is an italianamerican gangster. At one point the two gangsters teamed together to kill businessman roger wheeler in a tulsa, oklahoma parking lot. 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.
A familys fight for justice against whitey bulger, stephen flemmi, and the fbi halloran, bob on. 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. 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. Despite delivering a great deal of intelligence abou. Stephen the rifleman flemmi and bostons winter hill gang. Stephen the rifleman flemmi archives about the mafia. State troopers were tipped off about a repair garage on lancaster street serving as whitey bulgers new business headquarters. 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. Stephen the rifleman flemmi continues testimony youtube.
There was stephen flemmi, his sidekick with a chilling nickname. 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. But in 1980, they struck out in their surveillance attempts against whitey and his underworld partner stephen flemmi. Stephen the rifleman flemmi and bostons winter hill. He was strangling her all the way down to the basement. As bulgers former partner in crime, flemmi could be crucial to the prosecution. 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. 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. 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. Flemmi s son, stephen, partly owns the restaurant, according to sources. Jul 23, 20 stephen the rifleman flemmi, left, on sept. 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.
Beginning in 1965, flemmi was a top echelon informant for the federal bureau of investigation fbi. Cadillac frank salemme trial hinges on the testimony of new england mafia turncoats. And when martorano was old enough to start committing murders of his own, thats exactly what he did. Flemmis son, stephen, partly owns the restaurant, according to sources. Cadillac frank salemme sentenced to life in prison. The two men were heavily involved in extortion of businesses such as world jai alai and others. 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. Stephen the rifleman flemmi is expected to testify in the james whitey bulger case thursday. And his longtime companion, catherine greig, who stayed by his side on the lam even though he had been implicated in. Exgirlfriend tells of confronting stephen the rifleman flemmi. 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. But a jury denied the davis family closure for the slaying of debbie davis, flemmi s beautiful young. Flemmi was recruited as an fbi informant by fbi agent.
Media in category stephen flemmi the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. 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. 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. Flemmi paints bulger as a pedophile at trial the boston globe. Stephen the rifleman flemmi was a close associate of notorious new england mobster whitey bulger. Also there are picture with captions that are rich with information. Jul 18, 20 stephen the rifleman flemmi, left, on sept. Whitey bulgers crew, from the rifleman to the executioner. James whitey bulgers righthand man stephen flemmi accuses.
He grabbed her around the throat and strangled her. Croixs father is stephen the rifleman flemmi, bulgers. Predominantly the irish mob which also consisted of italian serial killers. But a jury denied the davis family closure for the slaying of debbie davis, flemmis beautiful young. Rifleman is the story of flemmis life of crime, as told to federal and state law enforcement after he pleaded guilty in 2003. Bulger and flemmi were a criminal tandem for twentyfive years. I looked forward to reading carrs new book on rifleman flemmi. 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. And then there are his dea 6 reports, basically his confessions, which i put together with scores of photos in a book, rifleman. Compounding the problem with this book was that many names were blacked out to protect the innocent. Carr is at it again with another steve flemingjames whitey bulger tell all book.