“Within hours of his arrival at a federal prison in West Virginia, gangster James “Whitey” Bulger was beaten to death by inmates Tuesday in an attack that marks the final, brutal chapter in the life of one of Boston’s most notorious villains.
“Two inmates were under investigation in the attack, including Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 51, a West Springfield Mafia hit man serving a life sentence for the 2003 slaying of the leader of the Genovese crime family in Springfield, according to several people briefed on the attack.
“The men were captured on video surveillance entering Bulger’s cell around 6 a.m., according to one of the people.
“It was about two hours later that Bulger was found beaten, with his eyes nearly gouged out, the people said.”
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