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martorano was perhaps the most feared member of bulger's winter hill gang. the crew ruled boston's underworld for nearly 30 years. he spoke with "60 minutes" steve kroft in 2008. >> did cow keep count of how many people you killed? >> never. never. never. until in the end i never realized it was that many. >> how many? >> a lot. too many. >> do you have a number? >> i confessed to 20 in court. >> reporter: martorano was the first witness in the trial to directly tie bulger to murder. he described the killing in a matter of fact way and told the court bulger would sometimes assist or ride in a second car ready to act if anyone dared to interfere. bulger fled boston when he was tipped off by a crooked f.b.i. agent that investigators were closing in. he spent 16 years on the lam. he was arrested two years ago in california. police found weapons and cash stashed inside his apartment walls. martorano told "60 minutes" he was enraged when he found out bulger had spent years slipping the f.b.i. information. >> i'll go along with a lot of things but not no judas, no
martorano was perhaps the most feared member of bulger's winter hill gang. the crew ruled boston's underworld for nearly 30 years. he spoke with "60 minutes" steve kroft in 2008. >> did cow keep count of how many people you killed? >> never. never. never. until in the end i never realized it was that many. >> how many? >> a lot. too many. >> do you have a number? >> i confessed to 20 in court. >> reporter: martorano was the first witness in...
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martorano said. i was just beside myself. martorano was perhaps one of the feared members of the bulger hill gang. the crew ruled boston's underworld for nearly 30 years. he spoke with "60 minutes" steve cost in 1968. did you keep count of how many people you killed? >> never. no. until in the end, never realized it was that many. >> how many? >> a lot, too many. >> do you have a number? >> i confessed to 20 in court. >> reporter: martorano was the first witness in the trial to directly tie bulger to murder. he described the killing in a matter of fact way. and told the court bulger would sometimes assist or ride in a second car, ready to act, if anyone dared to interfere. bulger fled boston when he was tipped off by a crooked fbi agent that investigators were closing in. he spent 16 years on the lam. he was arrested two years ago in california. police found weapons and cash stashed inside his apartment walls. martorano told "60 minutes" he bulger had spent years giving the fbi information. >> i'll go along with a lot of thin
martorano said. i was just beside myself. martorano was perhaps one of the feared members of the bulger hill gang. the crew ruled boston's underworld for nearly 30 years. he spoke with "60 minutes" steve cost in 1968. did you keep count of how many people you killed? >> never. no. until in the end, never realized it was that many. >> how many? >> a lot, too many. >> do you have a number? >> i confessed to 20 in court. >> reporter: martorano was the...
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it sort of broke my heart, martorano testified. i was just beside myself. martorano was perhaps the most feared member of bulger's cruel hill gang. in 2008, martorano spoke with "60 minutes's" steve kroft. >> did you keep count of how many people you killed? >> never, never, never. until in the end, i never realized there were that many. >> how many? >> a lot, too many. >> do you have a number? >> i confessed to 20 in court. >> reporter: martorano was the first witness in the trial to directly tie bulger to murder. in unemotional testimony, he described how he killed and told the court bulger would sometimes assist or ride in a second car, ready to act if anyone tried to interfere. bulger fled boston when he was tipped off by a corrupt fbi agent that investigators were closing in. he spent 16 years on the lam. he was arrested two years ago in california. police found weapons and cash stashed inside his apartment wall. >> first, we're going to talk about -- >> reporter: howie carr is a radio talk show host and the author of "hit man" which details martorano'
it sort of broke my heart, martorano testified. i was just beside myself. martorano was perhaps the most feared member of bulger's cruel hill gang. in 2008, martorano spoke with "60 minutes's" steve kroft. >> did you keep count of how many people you killed? >> never, never, never. until in the end, i never realized there were that many. >> how many? >> a lot, too many. >> do you have a number? >> i confessed to 20 in court. >> reporter:...
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john martorano put himself in those murders. they did not have him on any murders until he actually volunteered to give them up as a way to get back at whitey. he was so angry at whitey and stevie flemmi for being informants with the fbi that he was the one that volunteered to give the murders and put them in murders and put himself in murders, as he said today from the stand the racketeering indictment he was facing when he got grabbed by steve johnson of the state police here in 1995, he might have done two, three years, tops. and then he put himself in a murder, and -- in 20 murders. he admitted to 20 murders and he ended up doing 12 years which is a sweetheart deal which any definition. as the prosecution will argue, they had whitey, they had nobody in any of these murders, they were all unsolved murders until john martorano came forward and admitted that he did them. >> what about whitey bulger. obviously he's sitting just a few feet away from john martorano as he's been testifying. you've had a chance to watch his face. >>
john martorano put himself in those murders. they did not have him on any murders until he actually volunteered to give them up as a way to get back at whitey. he was so angry at whitey and stevie flemmi for being informants with the fbi that he was the one that volunteered to give the murders and put them in murders and put himself in murders, as he said today from the stand the racketeering indictment he was facing when he got grabbed by steve johnson of the state police here in 1995, he...
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. >> reporter: john martorano testified he was james "whitey" bulger's chief executioner and friend. but that evaporated when he learned bulger was an informant. it sort of broke my heart. the crew ruled boston's underworld for nearly 30 years. he spoke with "60 minutes" steve cost in 1968. did you keep count of how many people you killed? >> never. no. until in the end, never realized it was that many. >> how many? >> a lot, too many. >> reporter: martorano was the first witness in the trial to directly tie bulger to murder. he described the killing in a matter of fact way. and told the court bulger would sometimes assist or ride in a second car, ready to act, if anyone dared to interfere. bulger fled boston when he was tipped off by a crooked fbi agent that investigators were closing in. he spent 16 heres years on the . he was arrested two years ago in california. police found weapons and cash stashed inside of the walls. martorano told "60 minutes" he was enraged when he found out bulger had spent years giving the fbi information. >> i'll go along with a lot of things, i'm not a j
. >> reporter: john martorano testified he was james "whitey" bulger's chief executioner and friend. but that evaporated when he learned bulger was an informant. it sort of broke my heart. the crew ruled boston's underworld for nearly 30 years. he spoke with "60 minutes" steve cost in 1968. did you keep count of how many people you killed? >> never. no. until in the end, never realized it was that many. >> how many? >> a lot, too many. >>...
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so john martorano has admitted to 20 murders. he said he doesn't like the word "hit man," doesn't consider himself to be a mass murderer. not a serial killer. what does he call himself? >> i think john has a very different definition that most of us have. he said by his definition a hit man is someone paid to kill someone. after one of the slayings, after the murder of tulsa businessman roger wheeler, martorano says his buddy who actually authorized the hit, gave him $50,000, but john said it really wasn't for the murder. he just gave it to him because he was so grateful. john said he would have done it nothing, so he didn't consider himself a hit man. there were other slayings, as you said, 20 total, but martorano said, no, no, i'm a serial killer because by his definition a serial are killer takes joy in killing, and martorano said that not only did he never take joy, that he didn't actually really like it. he just did what he had been brought up to do, and that is take care of his friends and family and that most of the hits,
so john martorano has admitted to 20 murders. he said he doesn't like the word "hit man," doesn't consider himself to be a mass murderer. not a serial killer. what does he call himself? >> i think john has a very different definition that most of us have. he said by his definition a hit man is someone paid to kill someone. after one of the slayings, after the murder of tulsa businessman roger wheeler, martorano says his buddy who actually authorized the hit, gave him $50,000,...
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he was less than six feet away from john martorano and yet the two men never made eye contact and martorano described murder after murder that he committed, and he linked bulger to at least eight of those murders. and he talks about how, you know, you find your victim, your target, and you go out two cars, martorano was the man with the machine gun, james bulger was the man to make sure that nobody got in their way. he ran interference, making sure that if the car tried to escape or if the police came that he would throw his car in the middle. they talk about masks. they talk about the way they were able to get these people, these victims, and when he was testifying, erin, he did it in a way that was so cold blooded that you really felt that there was simply no emotion involved. the only time you really got emotional is when he said well i'm testifying, because whitey bulger broke my heart. he broke our loyalty once he decided or once it became known that he was an fbi informant, erin. >> and deb quickly i know you heard about the relationship between the fbi agent john connally who was con
he was less than six feet away from john martorano and yet the two men never made eye contact and martorano described murder after murder that he committed, and he linked bulger to at least eight of those murders. and he talks about how, you know, you find your victim, your target, and you go out two cars, martorano was the man with the machine gun, james bulger was the man to make sure that nobody got in their way. he ran interference, making sure that if the car tried to escape or if the...
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martorano said he decided to become a government witness after he learned bulger was an fbi informant. on the stand on monday he said he and bulger were partners in crime and best crimes and he named one of his sons after bulger. mart ran know said he ratted. >> i never informed or ratted on nobody. if i would have killed him i would have killed him but he wasn't there. that's what i think he deserves. >> as he testifies against bulger martorano doesn't see himself as a rat. >> i'm trying to stop him from ratting anymore. >> bulger denies being an informant and trying to raise doubts about martorano's testimony. that i said he framed him for murders he didn't quit in exchange for a sentence for martorano's own crimes. >> now, in court today martorano said he took a $20,000 jump sum pavement from the government rather than go into the witness protection program. >>> nsa leaker edward snowden is defending his disclosure of top security u.s. spying programs. kai is in the news room with more on how snowden is reaching out while in hiding. >> reporter: snowden spoke out during an online c
martorano said he decided to become a government witness after he learned bulger was an fbi informant. on the stand on monday he said he and bulger were partners in crime and best crimes and he named one of his sons after bulger. mart ran know said he ratted. >> i never informed or ratted on nobody. if i would have killed him i would have killed him but he wasn't there. that's what i think he deserves. >> as he testifies against bulger martorano doesn't see himself as a rat....
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there were 11 people that whitey bulger and martorano scored together. they scored a big point on that. the defense was strong, they came out firing, and they got in a lot of information and really i think made the jury think about what was going on, ashleigh? >> who needs "the sopranos" when you have something like this. it's unbelievable we're talking about crimes of this severity when you ask these characters at play. keep us posted. it will be out on netflix i'm sure very soon. reporting live for us in boston. >>> speaking of mobsters, here at cnn, i have this breaking news, rats, no luck in finding the remains of jimmy hoffa. a big dig going down in michigan. everybody thought maybe this was the one. gone through so many before. no. it's oakland township and apparently nothing. nothing was turned up. did everything they could to find the former teamster boss. he disappeared back in 1975. feds have been looking for him ever since. poppy harlow has too, so she went to oakland township and it's a bust yet again, another bust. i can't believe we have to
there were 11 people that whitey bulger and martorano scored together. they scored a big point on that. the defense was strong, they came out firing, and they got in a lot of information and really i think made the jury think about what was going on, ashleigh? >> who needs "the sopranos" when you have something like this. it's unbelievable we're talking about crimes of this severity when you ask these characters at play. keep us posted. it will be out on netflix i'm sure very...
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james martorano told jurors bulger was intimately involved in his life of crime and tied bulger to a string of murders. years ago martorano admitted to killing 20 people in exchange for his testimony against bulger and reduced prison sentence. he was released six years ago. martorano admitted to being heartbroken when he learned that bulger had become an fbi inform apartment. >>> federal agents were in a field in michigan carrying out a search for the body of jimmy hoffa. the dig took place about 25 miles north of detroit on land located near property that was once owned by suspected mobsters. no word on whether any evidence was found. hoffa went back missing in 1973. >>> nigella lawson's husband has answered police questions for five hours over a dramatic argument captured on camera. billionaire charles saatchi had tried to characterize the moment as a quote, playful tiff. now saatchi has been given a caution under british law. that is a formal warning given to someone who admits a minor offense. he confirms lawson and the children have left home until things settle down. >>> to a d
james martorano told jurors bulger was intimately involved in his life of crime and tied bulger to a string of murders. years ago martorano admitted to killing 20 people in exchange for his testimony against bulger and reduced prison sentence. he was released six years ago. martorano admitted to being heartbroken when he learned that bulger had become an fbi inform apartment. >>> federal agents were in a field in michigan carrying out a search for the body of jimmy hoffa. the dig took...
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in >> martorano was the first witness in the trial to directly tie bulger to murder. in unemotional testimony he described how he killed and told the the court bulger would sometimesr assist or ride in a second car ready to act if anyone tried to interfere. bulger fled boston when he was ti tipped off by a corrupt fbi agent that investigators were closing closing in. he he spent 16 years on the lamb.rs he was arrested in california.inside his police found weapons and cash g stashed inside his apartment wall. howie carr is author of "hitman." which details his life. v >> what does he think now? >> he hates him. he would have killed him. he he considers him a rat. whitey bulger is his son's godfather and whitey bulger is betrayed him. >> martorano served just 12 years in prison as part of a deal with federal prosecutors. bulger's defense team is expected to cite that deal as reason to doubt martorano's goi credibility. charlie, norah. >> thanks elaine. with us cbs news analyst and commentator ricki klee mann. >> how strong is the testimony? >> a killer like martorano in
in >> martorano was the first witness in the trial to directly tie bulger to murder. in unemotional testimony he described how he killed and told the the court bulger would sometimesr assist or ride in a second car ready to act if anyone tried to interfere. bulger fled boston when he was ti tipped off by a corrupt fbi agent that investigators were closing closing in. he he spent 16 years on the lamb.rs he was arrested in california.inside his police found weapons and cash g stashed inside...
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martorano served 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to 20 murders. bulger was arrested in 2011 after 16 years on the fbi's most wanted list and is now on trial for 19 murders and other crimes, including extos and racketeering. more an know said he becomed to become a government witness after learning bulger kwz an fbi informant. he said they were partners, best friends and he named one of his son's after bulger more an know said he ratted out other gang members. sgrsz i never ratted on nobody. if i could after killed them i would have but he wasn't there. that's what i think he deserves. >> even as he testifies against bulger, martorano doesn't see him as an informat or rat. >> how can i rat on a guy that's the rat for 30 years. i'm trying to stop him from ratting anymore. >> bulger denies being an informant and his attorneys are trying to raise doubts about martorano's testimony. he said he framed him for murders he didn't commit in exchange for a lighter sentence for martorano's own crimes. >> the bulger trial is expected to last several weeks. >>>
martorano served 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to 20 murders. bulger was arrested in 2011 after 16 years on the fbi's most wanted list and is now on trial for 19 murders and other crimes, including extos and racketeering. more an know said he becomed to become a government witness after learning bulger kwz an fbi informant. he said they were partners, best friends and he named one of his son's after bulger more an know said he ratted out other gang members. sgrsz i never ratted on...
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martorano admitted to being heartbroken when he learned that bulger had become an fbi informant. >>> federal agents were in a field in michigan carrying out a search for the body of former teamsters union boss jimmy hoffa. the dig took place about 25 miles north of detroit, a land located near property once owned by suspected mobsters. no word on whether any evidence was found. hoffa, by the way, went missing back in 1975. >>> nigella lawson's husband has answered police questions for five hours over a dramatic argument captured on camera. billionaire charles saatchi had tried to characterize the moment as a, quote, playful tiff saying he was holding lawson's neck but not gripping it. now saatchi has been given what's called a caution under british law. that is a formal warning given to someone who admits a minor offense. saatchi confirms that lawson and the children have left home until things settle down. >>> and now to a dramatic rescue from the mountains near lake tahoe. two teenagers got trapped on a ridge 9,000 feet above the valley's floor. an emergency helicopter was called i
martorano admitted to being heartbroken when he learned that bulger had become an fbi informant. >>> federal agents were in a field in michigan carrying out a search for the body of former teamsters union boss jimmy hoffa. the dig took place about 25 miles north of detroit, a land located near property once owned by suspected mobsters. no word on whether any evidence was found. hoffa, by the way, went missing back in 1975. >>> nigella lawson's husband has answered police...
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john martorano finished testifying after three days on the stand. bulger's lawyer pointing out inconsistencies or lies. you lied to your friend john callahan, didn't you asked frank brennan. referring to a man martorano shot dead. that was a necessity told the confessed hit man. i told him i wanted to see him. i couldn't tell him i wanted to shoot him. at times he seemed to parse his words describing another murder martorano testified i stabbed him, i didn't kill him, adding not until later. he testified even bulger was older by a decade, he wasn't my boss. sometimes however the hitman would do what was needed no questions asked because bulger, quote, knew the right buttons to press. bulger's lawyers suggested in cutting a plea deal, the government was prepared to give him whatever they wanted because they were desperate to make their case against bulger. the hitman said he knew if he lied he would go back to prison. before wrapping up the testimony martorano confirmed that together he and whitey bulger were involved in 11 murders, and that bulger a
john martorano finished testifying after three days on the stand. bulger's lawyer pointing out inconsistencies or lies. you lied to your friend john callahan, didn't you asked frank brennan. referring to a man martorano shot dead. that was a necessity told the confessed hit man. i told him i wanted to see him. i couldn't tell him i wanted to shoot him. at times he seemed to parse his words describing another murder martorano testified i stabbed him, i didn't kill him, adding not until later. he...
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james martorano told jurors bulger was intimately involved in his life of crime and tied bulger to a string of murders. years ago martorano admitted to killing 20 people in exchange for his testimony against bulger and reduced prison sentence. he was released six years ago. martorano admitted to being heartbroken when he learned that bulger had become an fbi inform apartment. >>> federal agents were in a field in michigan carrying out a search for the body of jimmy hoffa. the dig took place about 25 miles north of detroit on land located near property that was once owned b mobsters. no word on whether any evidence was found. hoffa went back missing in 1973. >>> nigella lawson's husband has answered police questions for five hours over a dramatic argument captured on camera. billionaire charles saatchi had tried to characterize the moment as a quote, playful tiff. now saatchi has been given a caution under british law. that is a formal warning given to someone who admits a minor offense. he confirms lawson and the children have left home until things settle down. >>> to a dramatic res
james martorano told jurors bulger was intimately involved in his life of crime and tied bulger to a string of murders. years ago martorano admitted to killing 20 people in exchange for his testimony against bulger and reduced prison sentence. he was released six years ago. martorano admitted to being heartbroken when he learned that bulger had become an fbi inform apartment. >>> federal agents were in a field in michigan carrying out a search for the body of jimmy hoffa. the dig took...
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what they would do is martorano was the one wielding the machine gun. he was the one who always seemed to be killing people while james bulger was the one in the radio car, trail car. so if anything happened he would sort of intercede or steer the victim in the right direction. it was a very interesting dynamic to hear how these two were able to do what they did to gain supremacy back in the late '60s, early '70s in terms of taking over the streets of boston. >> deb, the jurors heard from another interesting witness, right? >> reporter: absolutely. this was the bookmaker. this was whitey bulger's bookmaker. it was so interesting. because it really looked like the two men had almost a fondness for one another. as court began today, they smiled at one another. they had been through a lot together. but as the testimony wore on, the bookmaker was very flustered. he was questioned repeatedly on cross-examination. had a hard time coming up with dates. hard time coming up with certain situations. but there were certain key points in terms of his relationship w
what they would do is martorano was the one wielding the machine gun. he was the one who always seemed to be killing people while james bulger was the one in the radio car, trail car. so if anything happened he would sort of intercede or steer the victim in the right direction. it was a very interesting dynamic to hear how these two were able to do what they did to gain supremacy back in the late '60s, early '70s in terms of taking over the streets of boston. >> deb, the jurors heard from...
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so martorano doesn't like the word hit man, doesn't consider himself to be a mass murderer, not a serial killer. what does he call himself? >> i think john has a very different definition that most of us have. he said by his definition a hit man is someone paid to kill someone. after one of the slayings, after the murder of roger wheeler, he says his buddy that authorized the hit gave him $50,000, but john said it wasn't for the murder. he just gave it to him because he was so grateful. john said he would have done it nothing, so he didn't consider himself a hit man. there were other slayings, as you said 20 total, but john said no, no, i'm not a serial killer because by his definition a serial killer takes joy in killing and john said not only did he never take joy that he didn't actually really like it. he just did what he had been brought up to do, and that is take care of his friends and family and that most of the hits, except for a couple mistaken identities or accidental, you know, innocent bystanders that got in the way, john says that, you know, really, it was him doing a favor
so martorano doesn't like the word hit man, doesn't consider himself to be a mass murderer, not a serial killer. what does he call himself? >> i think john has a very different definition that most of us have. he said by his definition a hit man is someone paid to kill someone. after one of the slayings, after the murder of roger wheeler, he says his buddy that authorized the hit gave him $50,000, but john said it wasn't for the murder. he just gave it to him because he was so grateful....
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in all martorano murdered at least 20 people. bulger's defense attorneys portrayed him as a paid liar doing the fbi's bidding because he got a deal from prosecutors. though the murders were long ago, for surviving family members the pain is till fresh. >> sick to my stomach now. >> reporter: the jury saw photos of some of the victims, bullet ridden cars and surveillance of bul bulger. he's involved in 19 murders and for much of that he was a paid fbi informa anant ratting out r mobsters. it sort of broke my heart, he said. they broke all trust that we had, all loyalties and i was just beside myself with it. prosecutors believe judgment day is finally coming but bulger by all accounts does not look concerned. the most the case has gotten out of him so far, a snicker, robin. >> okay, pierre. a snicker, thanks. >> okay, robin, thanks. >>> more on the president's trip overseas. it's a family affair. first lady, sasha and malia having fun catching up on family history and i'm getting ready for a special lunch. here's abc news's linzie
in all martorano murdered at least 20 people. bulger's defense attorneys portrayed him as a paid liar doing the fbi's bidding because he got a deal from prosecutors. though the murders were long ago, for surviving family members the pain is till fresh. >> sick to my stomach now. >> reporter: the jury saw photos of some of the victims, bullet ridden cars and surveillance of bul bulger. he's involved in 19 murders and for much of that he was a paid fbi informa anant ratting out r...
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john martorano put a gun in whitey bulger's hand. one of the most notorious in boston, the gunning down of brian halloran and the innocent truck driver michael don a han who was giving him a lift. gangland style walks away sniet was an incredible day of testimony, right? >> incredible because the defense really got to do its job. we find that hang brennan who is the other lawyer besides james carney who is defending whitey wul bul jer does by what everyo everyone's assessment was a brilliant job of cross-examination. >> what does that mean? how did he do it? >> what begins -- you want to wake a jury up? you're a mass murderer, aren't you? >> no, i'm not. >> basically what part of that question do you disagree with? no, i'm not. why not. because i didn't really take money. i did it for friends and money. he asks john martorano, this sociopath mass murderer, if he's not a mass murderer, i don't know who it is. cold blooded murderer, at the end of the day, he kills his friend because he was asked to. he said, did you look him in the eye
john martorano put a gun in whitey bulger's hand. one of the most notorious in boston, the gunning down of brian halloran and the innocent truck driver michael don a han who was giving him a lift. gangland style walks away sniet was an incredible day of testimony, right? >> incredible because the defense really got to do its job. we find that hang brennan who is the other lawyer besides james carney who is defending whitey wul bul jer does by what everyo everyone's assessment was a...
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. >> reporter: the star witnesses against bulger are former associates, like john "the executioner" martorano. he claims he's testifying against bulger because he was a rat. bulger, known as whitey, because of a streak of white hair, was a legendary figure on the streets of boston. loyalty was prized above all else. it is a much different place now, parts of it young, diverse, somewhat upscale with condos and coffee shops, and bulger's reputation has changed a lot too. shelly murphy of the "boston globe" says the trial is destroying the bulger myth. >> he tried to perpetuate the myth of being a good bad guy. and good bad guys don't rat on their friends and strangle women. this is about whitey trying to re-write the narrative of who he is. >> reporter: a trial expected to last months with much anticipation about what more will be revealed. ron allen, nbc news, boston. >> and we're back in a moment with the reason folks are sounding the alarm tonight about the place they once called the eighth wonder of the world. cal eighth wonder of the world. thot overmany discounts to thine customers! [old
. >> reporter: the star witnesses against bulger are former associates, like john "the executioner" martorano. he claims he's testifying against bulger because he was a rat. bulger, known as whitey, because of a streak of white hair, was a legendary figure on the streets of boston. loyalty was prized above all else. it is a much different place now, parts of it young, diverse, somewhat upscale with condos and coffee shops, and bulger's reputation has changed a lot too. shelly...
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. >> so martorano, a free man after being accused of killing 20 people. some victims, one man mistakenly murdered because he drove the same kind of car as an intended victim. >> just horrible. >> really is the kind of story that is going to grip america. we are going to learn the ins and outs of this winter hill gang many didn't know about. >> this trial is something else. >> he accepted $250,000 for his life story to be made into a movie. it hasn't materialized. >> he is sitting on a load of cash, a free man, and he is a confessed killer. okay. >> go figure. >> interesting how that works. >> yeah. >> now to this. a renewed search for the body of former teamsters union leader jimmy hoffa, a team of agents conducting that search in a field yesterday, 25 miles north of detroit. no word yet on whether their dig yielded any clues or evidence. the site is near land once owned by suspected mobsters. hoffa disappeared in '75. >> federal agents targeting independently owned 7-eleven stores for labor violations. after arrests in new york and virginia, the investig
. >> so martorano, a free man after being accused of killing 20 people. some victims, one man mistakenly murdered because he drove the same kind of car as an intended victim. >> just horrible. >> really is the kind of story that is going to grip america. we are going to learn the ins and outs of this winter hill gang many didn't know about. >> this trial is something else. >> he accepted $250,000 for his life story to be made into a movie. it hasn't materialized....
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the reputed mobster on trial for multiple murders, on the first day of the trial, john martorano said he decided to turn against his friend when he learned that bulger was an fbi informant. he also talked about him and bulger -- how he and bulger would carry out hits. bulger's defense team set the tone for their case as the trial began. >> his own lawyer in his opening statement said, hey, my client is a bookmaker. he is an extortionist. even a drug trafficker. but he didn't kill those women and he wasn't and informant. >> fbi video shows a young bulger a man they describe as a hands-on killer. the trial will take three months. >>> the [ indiscernible ] of the nsa is heading to capitol hill. he testify on the surveillance programs linked to the media. intelligence officials say the controversial data collection programs that helped thwart terror plots in the u.s. and 20 other countries, the details of the plots are still classified. >>> sunnyvale-based yahoo is joining a growing list of tech companies to disclose the number of requests from u.s. authorities for user data. yahoo says i
the reputed mobster on trial for multiple murders, on the first day of the trial, john martorano said he decided to turn against his friend when he learned that bulger was an fbi informant. he also talked about him and bulger -- how he and bulger would carry out hits. bulger's defense team set the tone for their case as the trial began. >> his own lawyer in his opening statement said, hey, my client is a bookmaker. he is an extortionist. even a drug trafficker. but he didn't kill those...
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hall, rebecca romijn, miranda cosgrove, chef steve martorano, my life partner adam carolla will stop by, and we'll have music from zz ward and ciara. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest, one of the most snappy dressers, from the nba champion, miami heat, please welcome dwyane wade. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm good, man, how y'all doing? >> jimmy: congratulations, it has been a good week for you? >> it has been all right. >> jimmy: have you slept yet? >> i actually have. >> jimmy: after three, it has got to be less exciting after the third one? >> no, not less exciting, you have to be smarter. >> jimmy: how is that? >> sleeping, getting sleep. >> jimmy: you stayed up pretty late that first night, though, i would imagine. >> yeah, the first night i stayed up until about 8:30 -- i couldn't go to sleep, i was pretty juiced. >> jimmy: we have pictures from that night, you, lebron james, drake, how did he wind up? >> drake was all over the place, he was like the point guard. he is a big fan and friend of us guys. so he enjoyed it with us. >> jimmy: you cannot be seen in th
hall, rebecca romijn, miranda cosgrove, chef steve martorano, my life partner adam carolla will stop by, and we'll have music from zz ward and ciara. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest, one of the most snappy dressers, from the nba champion, miami heat, please welcome dwyane wade. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm good, man, how y'all doing? >> jimmy: congratulations, it has been a good week for you? >> it has been all right. >> jimmy: have you slept...
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he mixed him up when martorano stabbed him four times and the defense lawyer noted gee the forensic evidence shows he was actually stabbed 20 times john said i really didn't remember that, didn't seem like that many to me. so he did trip him up on some of the details and he also showed the fact that, you know, john who has been out there claiming to be a vigilanty and he and whitey were part of the same gang and close friends and one thing i thought was interesting, they showed the jury a photo of whitey bulger smiling in a nice suit holding john martoran o's son at his chrissening. so they were showing look how close they were, close buddies, they were all in this together. >> a fascinating trial. thanks so much. >> thanks, john. >>> let's get caught up on other stories we're following tonight. the 360 news and business bulletin. >> amanda knox retried for murder. prosecution argued the jury ignored evidence supporting a claim a roommate was killed during a sex game in 2007. >>> jeeps are being recalled after chrysler gave into a request. the car manufacturer said today it in some cases it
he mixed him up when martorano stabbed him four times and the defense lawyer noted gee the forensic evidence shows he was actually stabbed 20 times john said i really didn't remember that, didn't seem like that many to me. so he did trip him up on some of the details and he also showed the fact that, you know, john who has been out there claiming to be a vigilanty and he and whitey were part of the same gang and close friends and one thing i thought was interesting, they showed the jury a photo...
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at times he seemed to parse his words describing another murder martorano testified i stabbed him, i didn't kill him, adding not until later. sometimes however the hitman would do what was needed no questions asked because bulger, quote, knew the right buttons to press. the government was prepared to give him whatever they wanted because they were desperate to make their case against bulger. the hitman said he knew if he lied he would go back to prison. before wrapping up the testimony he confirmed that together he and whitey bulger were involved in 11 murders and that bulger had allegedly told him he had killed two others on his own. and tomorrow the families of some of the victims will testify. they will give details of the people who were killed. and this trial is so important to those families. they had been waiting decades for whitey bulger to be brought to justice. >> deborah feyerick has been in that courtroom in boston. >>> new claims today that twa flight 800. i remember where i was the day this happened and i remember reading everything possible about it when it came out in
at times he seemed to parse his words describing another murder martorano testified i stabbed him, i didn't kill him, adding not until later. sometimes however the hitman would do what was needed no questions asked because bulger, quote, knew the right buttons to press. the government was prepared to give him whatever they wanted because they were desperate to make their case against bulger. the hitman said he knew if he lied he would go back to prison. before wrapping up the testimony he...
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you expected bulger would stare down martorano. they would stare each other down. that doesn't seem like how it played out. >> i think the flip side of whitey, he will either try to intimidate you or make you believe that you don't exist. one of the things we found when we were writing our book, we sent him letters asking for his cooperation or even for him to read the manuscript and check it for accuracy, and he wrote to somebody who gave us his letters from jail. in which he said, he would not even give us the satisfaction of knowing he's read those letters. this is sort of out of whitey's playbook too. he couldn't be bothered to look at johnny today. they kind of more or less ignored each other. >> the fact that this infamous boss cut a deal with the government to testify against bulger. how much does that affect his credibility as a witness? >> well, that's clearly -- i mean, you can see jay carney and hank brennen the defense lawyers they can't wait to get at him. i was in miami when he testified against john conley. i have to be honest with you, i think he's
you expected bulger would stare down martorano. they would stare each other down. that doesn't seem like how it played out. >> i think the flip side of whitey, he will either try to intimidate you or make you believe that you don't exist. one of the things we found when we were writing our book, we sent him letters asking for his cooperation or even for him to read the manuscript and check it for accuracy, and he wrote to somebody who gave us his letters from jail. in which he said, he...
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you expected bulger would stare down martorano. that's not how it played out. >> i think the flip side of whitey, he will either try to intimidate you or make you believe that you don't exist. one of the things we found when we were writing our book, we sent him letters asking for his cooperation or even for him to read the manuscript and check it for accuracy, and he wrote to somebody who gave us his letters from jail. in which he said, he would not even give us the satisfaction of knowing he's read those letters. this is sort of out of whitey's playbook too. he couldn't be bothered to look at johnny today. >> the fact that this infamous boss cut a deal with the government to testify against bulger. how much does that affect his credibility as a witness? >> well, that's clearly -- i mean, you can see jay carney and hank brennen the defense lawyers they can't wait to get at him. i was in miami when he testified against john conley. i have to be honest with you, i think he's a repulsive figure. i think he was a very effective witnes
you expected bulger would stare down martorano. that's not how it played out. >> i think the flip side of whitey, he will either try to intimidate you or make you believe that you don't exist. one of the things we found when we were writing our book, we sent him letters asking for his cooperation or even for him to read the manuscript and check it for accuracy, and he wrote to somebody who gave us his letters from jail. in which he said, he would not even give us the satisfaction of...
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. >> so martorano, a free man after being accused of killing 20 people. some victims, one man mistakenly murdered because he drove the same kind of car as an intended victim. >> just horrible. >> really is the kind of story that is going to grip america. we are going to learn the ins and outs of this winter hill gang many didn't know about. >> he accepted $250,000 for his life story to be made into a movie. it hasn't materialized. >> he is sitting on a load of cash, a free man, and he is a confessed killer. okay. >> go figure. >> interesting how that works. >> yeah. >> now to this. a renewed search for the body of former teamsters union leader jimmy hoffa, a team of agents conducting that search in a field yesterday, 25 miles north of detroit. no word yet on whether their dig yielded any clues or evidence. the site is near land once owned by suspected mobsters. hoffa disappeared in '75. >> federal agents targeting seven-eleven stories. the investigation far from over. here is abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: 7-elevens across the country now under the mi
. >> so martorano, a free man after being accused of killing 20 people. some victims, one man mistakenly murdered because he drove the same kind of car as an intended victim. >> just horrible. >> really is the kind of story that is going to grip america. we are going to learn the ins and outs of this winter hill gang many didn't know about. >> he accepted $250,000 for his life story to be made into a movie. it hasn't materialized. >> he is sitting on a load of...
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former hit man john martorano described a killing spree he allegedly carried out describing as being up to our necks in murder. martoran, the star witness in the case, spent his second day on the stand implicating bulger in several killings. while describing the murder, he described himself as a nice guy who was just trying to help his friends and family. martorano is the first of three former bulger associates who have agreed to testify. >> that death count goes up every day. this guy is going to be put away for a very long time. >>> up next, deputy editor of "gq" michael haney joins the table. >> can't wait for that. >> you may not look inside that magazine. your children's health can affect their gpa. yes, exercise and education go hand in hand. so make sure your kids are active 60 minutes every day. you'll help them feel good and even perform better in school. the more you know. what'the truth is, americans are already seeing the benefits. she's seeing more seniors for free wellness visits. he received a $150 rebate from his health insurance company. and next year, she can expand
former hit man john martorano described a killing spree he allegedly carried out describing as being up to our necks in murder. martoran, the star witness in the case, spent his second day on the stand implicating bulger in several killings. while describing the murder, he described himself as a nice guy who was just trying to help his friends and family. martorano is the first of three former bulger associates who have agreed to testify. >> that death count goes up every day. this guy is...
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john martorano's testimony could be pivotal. he's expected to describe murders they allegedly committed together. bulgq) is charged in the murders of 19 people along with corruption and racketeering charges. >>> was the super bowl ring intercepted, or was it a gift? a spokesman for the patriots owner robert kraft says he was just spinning a yarn for laughs when he said rusárp' president vladimir putin swiped his bling. putin's spokesman says it was a gift and called kraft's story weird. you can count on having much more in the next hour. >>> miami heat heading home, facing elimination in the nba finals. last night the spurs took a 3-2 the spurs manu ginobili knocked down 18 points. tuesday night, game six in miami. chris, pop the popcorn. a game is happening. >>> take a look at this. a shocked teenager in washington state grabbing her phone when she saw a bear run past her car. >> oh my [ bleep ]! i'm following a bear. >> we've got a foot pursuit, people. 18-year-old daniela matthews used some pretty colorful when she was in ho
john martorano's testimony could be pivotal. he's expected to describe murders they allegedly committed together. bulgq) is charged in the murders of 19 people along with corruption and racketeering charges. >>> was the super bowl ring intercepted, or was it a gift? a spokesman for the patriots owner robert kraft says he was just spinning a yarn for laughs when he said rusárp' president vladimir putin swiped his bling. putin's spokesman says it was a gift and called kraft's story...