Whitey Bulger's prison murder included attempt to cut out his tongue over his role as an FBI informant
Notorious Boston mob boss and longtime FBI informant James "Whitey" Bulger was fatally attacked in prison and the incident reportedly also included a brutal attempt to cut out his tongue. The prime suspect in Bulger's death is a Mafia hitman who is known to hate snitches. 51-year-old Fotios "Freddy" Geas is currently being investigated for allegedly inciting a group of men to beat up the wheelchair-bound former mob boss to death with a lock wrapped up in a sock. Bulger was found dead with his eyes partially gouged out at USP Hazelton on October 30.
The Daily Mail reported that the violent attack included an attempt to cut out Bulger's tongue, which is a signature punishment in the mob for informants. Sources at the prison in West Virginia told TMZ that, based on the amount of blood there was at the scene, it is unclear if the mob boss' tongue was fully cut out.