Daniel Heyman

Sep 6, 2024 | nytimes.com | Serge Kovaleski |Daniel Heyman

Fotios Geas, a convicted Mafia hitman, was serving life in a federal prison in West Virginia when, prosecutors say, he rained lethal blows on the head of the Boston crime boss James (Whitey) Bulger while two other inmates acted as lookouts. On Friday, Mr. Geas, 57, was the last of the three men - who had all agreed to plea deals several months ago - to be sentenced in the 2018 murder, receiving an additional 25 years.

Aug 1, 2024 | nytimes.com | Serge Kovaleski |Daniel Heyman

One of the inmates charged in the fatal prison cell beating of James (Whitey) Bulger, the shrewd and savage organized crime boss who lorded over Boston's underworld for decades, received an additional sentence of more than four years on Thursday for his role in the attack. Paul J.

Jul 26, 2024 | wvgazettemail.com | Daniel Heyman

The assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump has damaged American public life, and in ways that might not be obvious. There has always been a messianic undercurrent to Donald “Only I Can Fix It” Trump’s movement. But while his movement has been vulnerable to conspiracy theories and apocalyptic messages, since the shooting that undercurrent has reached full End Times Preacher volume. Why MAGA wants a messiah right now is an interesting question we’ll get to in a minute.