WINTER HILL GANG MURDERS -Overview

The former head of the federal organized crime strike force, Jeremiah “Jerry” O’Sullivan, was asked at hearing before a Congressional Committee about Howie’s actions. O’Sullivan answered something to the effect: “what gang are you talking about? The Winter gang or the Winter Hill gang.” I recall his response taking me by surprise. I thought, “wasn’t there only the Winter Hill gang?” It turned out O’Sullivan was right, there were two gangs. The first was the Winter Gang which formed from the remnants of McLean’s gang; later in the early 1970s, it would be incorporated into the Winter Hill Gang when other gangsters such as John Martorano and James “Whitey” Bulger joined it. <a href="https://medium.com/@mattatty/winter-hill-gang-murders-overview-6ef7d2c53a9">Click Here</a>