U.S. Attorney Rollins statement about indictments of inmates who killed Whitey Bulger

“Our hearts are with the 19 known murder victims and their loved ones, as well as anyone ever harmed by this man. He was a serial murderer, and each mention of his name is a trigger to the families he devastated, reopening wounds that we can only hope had finally started to heal.

With the indictment announced today, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia has started the process of holding the men alleged to have violently ended a life accountable. In the truest of ironies, Bulger’s family has experienced the excruciating pain and trauma their relative inflicted on far too many, and the justice system is now coming to their aid.

In honor of the memory and lives of the 19 known murder victims we fought tirelessly for here in the District of Massachusetts, we list each of their names below.

• Arthur Barrett
• John Callahan
• Richard Castucci
• Edward Connors
• Debra Davis
• Michael Donahue
• Edward Halloran
• Deborah Hussey
• Thomas King
• Francis Leonard
• Paul McGonagle
• John McIntyre
• Michael Milano
• Alfred Notorangeli
• William O’Brien
• James O’Toole
• Albert Plummer
• James Sousa
• Roger Wheeler.”