The Killeen Gang was an
Irish-American
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, image_caption = Irish Americans, % of population by state
, caption = Notable Irish Americans
, population =
36,115,472 (10.9%) alone ...
Boston-based crime organization started by
Donnie Killeen.
At one time, the gang was led by
Whitey Bulger
James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. (; September 3, 1929 – October 30, 2018) was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Bos ...
.
Along with Bulger,
Billy O'Sullivan was a notable associate. The Killeen Gang eventually combined with the
Mullen Gang
The Mullen Gang was an Irish-American gang operating in Boston.
Gang members
Paulie McGonagle (died November 1974) was a Boston mobster and onetime leader of the Mullen Gang, a South Boston street gang involved in burglary, auto theft, and a ...
to become the
Winter Hill Gang
The Winter Hill Gang is a loose confederation of organized crime figures in the Boston, Massachusetts, area. The gang members and leadership are predominantly Irish-American and Italian-American descent.
The organization itself derives its ...
.
References
Gangs in Massachusetts
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