An inmate is set to be sentenced in the fatal bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger after making a deal with prosecutors to change his plea from not guilty. Massachusetts gangster Paul J. DeCologero is scheduled to appear Thursday in U.S. District Court in northern West Virginia. Prosecutors say DeCologero and inmate Fotios “Freddy” Geas used a lock attached to a belt to repeatedly hit Bulger in the head after he arrived at a troubled West Virginia prison in 2018. DeCologero and Geas were charged with murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. A similar hearing for Geas is scheduled for Sept. 6.
