Joe McDonald (mobster)

Joseph "Joe Mac" McDonald (1917–1997) was an Irish-American mobster and a charter member of the Winter Hill Gang.

Early life

McDonald was born in 1917 in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was a mix of Irish and Scottish descent.

Winter Hill Gang

McDonald was one of the originators of the Irish/Italian Winter Hill Gang and was a close friend and mentor to mob boss Buddy McLean and Howie Winter. A veteran of World War II, McDonald was a skilled contract killer. Along with twenty-one other associates, including Winter, McDonald was indicted on charges of fixing horse races in 1979. [1] He subsequently went on to be a fugitive in Florida. Later, while on the lam, McDonald and associate, Johnny Martorano, murdered businessman Roger Wheeler in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2]

Personal life

Joe had one brother, Leo McDonald, who was also a criminal affiliated with the Winter Hill Gang. McDonald died of a stroke in 1997.

References

  1. ↑ Danny McDonald, http://www.vice.com/read/my-cousin-joe-was-a-hitman-for-the-boston-mob
  2. ↑ Claire Landsbaum, http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/09/23/black_mass_accuracy_what_s_fact_and_what_s_fiction_in_the_james_whitey_bulger.html


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