Posted Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 4:02 pm ET. People can draw their own conclusions.. "The silent majority was rooting for us to get rid of these thugs who have been intimidating their town for some time.". Sheas new sentence is for between 120 to 150 months in prison on the Londonderry bank robbery case. A New York Times article about the appointment said Martin was expected to clean up a DAs office known as a bastion of Irish-American patronage, and quoted Donald Murray, then president of the Boston Police Patrolmens Association, as saying the Governor is being racist by excluding white people from the job search. Burhoe would continue on in the local organized crime scene and would be convicted 25 years later of threatening businesses who didnt employ his union members. you are agreeing to our, One month free trial to theMonitorDaily. Slectionnez Grer les paramtres pour grer vos prfrences. We were railroaded. Theres a set that represents [the] Bromley Heath [apartments] that I felt like I was walking through the halls of Bromley Heath, McPhee said. The most notorious took place outside the NFS Savings Bank in Hudson, N.Y., on Aug. 25, 1994, when an armored car pulled up shortly after 9 a.m. Does run would be short though, he was captured with Anthony Shea after just a couple hours on the loose. These two hometown stars could tell stories of hope, courage, and heroism that define Boston in City Hall, neighborhoods, hospitals, schools, and businesses, she said. That charge stems from an incident on . He was in for a heroin charge. CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Three men who were convicted in a deadly string of bank and armored car robberies after prosecutors finally broke the ``code of silence in Bostons rough Charlestown neighborhood were sentenced Friday to life in prison. Butchie had another infamous incident in 1997 when he led a crew of four people in breaking out of jail. Butchie made a reputation on the streets early. ', This website uses cookies to Rebecca Hall (l.) and Ben Affleck appear in 'The Town. The men will be sentenced April 2. "Numerous career bank robbers threw in the towel and testified in this trial," Connolly said at a news conference following the verdict. A scene at a supermarket where one of the robbers works a day job was at Compare Supermarket in Lynn. BOSTON - A Charlestown man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for bank robbery. The heists took place in five states across New England, including a brazen daylight holdup of an armored car in Hudson, N.Y., in which two guards were shot to death. CHARLESTOWN, MA - A Charlestown man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Boston to bank robbery. Our work isn't possible without your support. In the opening scene of City on a Hill, a morally compromised FBI agent named Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon, Footloose) complains that Boston has gone soft. All five men are serving life sentences. In August, Arthur Doe would be seen at Colliers Deli in Charlestown. Thats City on a Hill in a nutshell: A show about 1990s Boston thats inspired by true events and features numerous references to real-life occurrences, but is ultimately a work of fiction, a point that Showtime stressed during the run-up to the shows premiere on Sunday. The movie circles around a band of modern-day bank robbers who were all born and raised in the blue collar neighborhood of Charlestown in south Boston. 385 Broadway, Suite 105 in the Citizens Bank Building, Revere, MA 02151 Your subscription to This first season is when white men rule the Earth, MacLean told the Globe. In 1997, a group of five robbers from Charlestown Stephen Burke, Patrick McGonagle, Anthony Shea, Michael O'Halloran, and Matthew McDonald were convicted of 55 crimes across four states,. CONCORD, N.H. -- Before yesterday, ratting to police on your neighbors was a good way to get killed in the tough, blue-collar section of Boston known as Charlestown. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1670512696493-0'); }); Your email address will not be published. Check out why Ben Affleck gets it right in Congo. That being said, local audiences may find it fun to watch a fictionalized version of Boston from that era, and many members of the City on a Hill team, including producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, creator and executive producer Chuck MacLean, and actors Jonathan Tucker and Kevin Chapman, grew up in the area during that time period. They then drove the armored car and a stolen van to a side road and abandoned them in the woods, before escaping in a rental truck. Five men, all from the Charlestown section of Boston, have been indicted by a Federal grand jury here on charges of engaging in 11 bank and armored-truck robberies across New England, including . log out. The robbers were waiting. Still, BPD put out the call to share any information anyone may have spotted on Hanover Street early Friday. Copyright 2023 . Showtime Network announced in late July that they plan to feature a new one-hour pilot from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon that would tell the story about the Boston Miracle crime turnaround but a fictitious story that essentially points the finger at a Charlestown bank robbing crime family for the spate of violence that rocked the city in the 1990s. The incident just reminded people in Boston that Arthur Butchie Doe was still crazy after all these years. Doe would quickly recover from his wounds and be back on the streets, new girlfriend in tow. He pinpoints the exact moment the city went downhill. "One blue-collar Boston neighbourhood has produced more bank robbers and armoured-car thieves than anywhere in the world: Charlestown." These words flash up on screen at the opening of Ben . Jonathan Tucker as Frankie Ryan in City on a Hill., In 2010, Affleck directed The Town, a drama about a gang of Charlestown armored car robbers. (781) 485-0588 | Fax (781) 485-1403 I talked to people involved in the movie, people who allowed them to use their homes. The effort led to a significant drop in youth gun violence in the city before its policies were taken to more than 70 cities. Immediately after he was sentenced, Anthony Shea jumped up from his seat, threw a cup of water at prosecutor Gary Milano, cursed him and threatened to punch him. Late 1991 Banks and armored cars in Fall River, Mass; Shea, McDonald, Burke. UPDATE: Ordered held in lieu of $50,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Massachusetts could get another snowstorm Friday: What areas were the jackpot zones in this past storm? Security Pacific Bank, Norco, California, 1980, deadly shootout between local law enforcement and five bank robbers. More entitlement seems to be the. All five men indicted in the robberies are from the Charlestown section of Boston. In 2009, a federal judge sentenced him to 99 months after he pleaded guilty. The case of the Charlestown robbers in the show grows to encompass and eventually upend Bostons citywide criminal justice system.. City on a Hill has only been ordered for one season so far, but MacLean has plotted out five seasons worth of material. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Prosecutors estimated that the gang committed more than 100 armed robberies and made off with millions of dollars during more than 30 years. Yes I do. Alexi is from Springfield, Massachusetts and attended college at Hofstra University in New York where she majored in journalism and Spanish. Science Monitor has expired. Arthur "Butchie" Doe: Boston's Most Hated Gangster. Mr. Peletier has a lot of company. The reality is there were bank robbers in Charlestown, but they wouldnt have hurt anyone. Butchie Doe was hit in the head and neck but survived. These cookies do not store any personal information. U.S. District Judge Stephen McAuliffe sentenced them to life in prison and fined each man $250,000, saying they might make money from book and movie deals. The jury deliberated for 32 hours over seven days. But their. The show centers around unscrupulous FBI investigator Rohr and up-and-coming assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge, Hidden Figures) as they join forces to bring down a gang of armored car robbers. The story focuses on the dramatic change in that trend, known as the Boston Miracle., However, the story is a fictitious account of that Miracle, and details a black district-attorney from Brooklyn, who teams up with a corrupt FBI veteran agent in Boston, to take on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown. Aldis Hodge as Decourcy Ward in City on a Hill.. Like the job UHub is doing? The Charlestown of today has overcome long odds and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, both as a community and for many individuals. It was the time that Mayor Flynn sent the cops on the ice, remember that? Rohr tells a fellow law enforcement officer. Its not the same town as it was in the early 90s and the 80s., When asked about the films portrayal of Charlestown, Bill Peletier, wearing a green Charlestown Townies sweat shirt at the Dunkin' Donuts, says, Movies are fixated on the bad part. In the movie, Its evident that a lot of it is fiction., But the films portrayal, he says, just doesnt define the town.. "These men were highly professional, violent and ruthless criminals who took every step not to be identified. Many locals opened their homes to filming for The Town, and they were shocked to see the end results, said Bernie Evers Sr., a townie in his 70s who was relaxing with friends in the Dunkin Donuts. Townies, those born and raised here, dont take kindly to being portrayed in Mr. Afflecks film as a bunch of dumb bums" (to use the words of one resident). Authorities say the men threatened witnesses into either not talking or lying to police and grand juries. In the end, Jr. would become the most notorious Charlestown gangster ever. Community members wishing to help with investigation anonymously are encouraged to call the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word TIP to CRIME (27463). But a visit to Charlestown suggests the townie gangs still have the power to intimidate their. He was turned over to the feds with a record that included ten convictions in Middlesex County on armed-robbery and gun charges. The Town is Ben Affleck's new thriller set in the Boston neighborhood of Charlestown. Immediately after he was sentenced, Anthony Shea jumped up from his seat . (Staff Photo By Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald). It just paints the image of the Town in a way thats not that greatCharlestown has so many better stories that those of crime. A lot of us turned out pretty good, he says. Authorities got another early break hours after the heist when police in Revere, Mass., discovered a burning Mazda behind a supermarket. ; $95,000; Shea, McDonald. In my view, Anthony Shea and the other ruthless criminals involved in the Hudson armored truck murders fall in that category and should never be released from prison.. A Charlestown man was ordered held without bail in Cambridge District Court yesterday in connection with an armored-car robbery attempt and shoot out in Harvard Square Wednesday. In the May 1989 incident, his enemies stormed into the apartment of his girlfriend Maurine Szymielewicz and started shooting everyone there. We outnumber the bad guys.. Guess who is watching The Town tonight? one person joked, referring to the hit movie starring Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall and Blake Lively based on Chuck Hogans 2004 novel Prince of Thieves.. Monitor journalism changes lives because we open that too-small box that most people think they live in. Change is good, and development can be good, but its definitely not 1992 Boston anymore.. Rohr is a loose cannon with a cocaine habit and a drinking problem, and he plays by his own rules. 1987- fred hearn murder. NO NAME GANG: CHARLESTOWN bank robbers. It was miraculous that the man who took so many bullets and became Bostons most infamous gangster was able to make it that far. Thanks! Mark David Anderson, 57, was charged last week with armed bank robbery, a federal offense that carries a maximum of 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. In 2019, the FBI reported 2,160 commercial bank robberies. Boston Police are asking for the public's help in identifying this person sought after two banks were robbed Friday in the North End. ``We never had a chance in this trial. Photos of the scruffy suspect, said to be in his 30s, show a man carrying a stuffed CVS plastic bag. Doe would again miraculously survive another round of gunshots. Do I wish he wouldnt do it? We need a public-relations campaign of true stories based on today. Brick houses and old-fashioned gaslights line Charlestowns narrow colonial streets, and ordinary folks bustle about the Dunkin Donuts, and the CVS drugstore. He was the infamous Boston bank robber with 9 lives. Thats the world that I grew up in. Boston Police report arresting Thomas Hickey, 49, of Charlestown, for a Nov. 30 bank robbery on Austin Street in which he allegedly pushed an elderly man who was in line before him out of the way at a teller window. According to the Associated Press, Shea, along with Patrick McGonagle, Michael OHalloran, Stephen Burke, and Matthew McDonald, were all from the same rough neighborhood in Charlestown, Mass., and their gang was responsible for more than 100 armed robberies and made off with millions of dollars. Charlestown does have a gritty story to tell. He said despite the possibility of parole, it is unlikely the men ever will get out of prison. MafiaHitters.com gets compensated for referring traffic and business to Amazon. Can you imagine how safe Manchester would be if the police responded to actual crimes in this fashion? Shea presented letters and evidence that hes reformed in his decades in prison, and is deserving of a lesser sentence. Pour en savoir plus sur notre utilisation de vos informations, veuillez consulter notre Politique relative la vie prive et notre Politique en matire de cookies. After a seven-day trial, they were convicted on 54 of 55 counts of robbery,. There is something to be said for that sort of resilienceMy hope is that the filmmakers catch this part of the story., Showtime didnt return e-mails requesting comment on why they chose to vilify Charlestown once again in their upcoming series. You dont have a Christian Science Monitor This trial was a charade, a farce, a New Hampshire-style lynching, he said. Put it, I'm fine with nuclear power. All rights reserved. The opening of City on a Hill begins with text prologue explaining the infamous Charles Stuart case. It was important to show what it was really like and to be unsparing, MacLean told the Globe. Most of the holdups were in Massachusetts, including two in Fall River. Beyond fear, beyond anger. Citizens Bank, located at 315 Hanover St., was robbed at 9:10 a.m. and a Santander Bank at 287 Hanover St., was robbed a mere 4 minutes later. Its sad, Peletier says. There arent too many places that take a derogatory term such as Townie, capitalize it and wear it on sweatshirts as a badge of honor. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. The trial began in September. He was the infamous Boston bank robber with 9 lives. Early word about City on a Hill was that the show was going to be based on The Boston Miracle, also known as Operation Ceasefire, a community policing effort led by Harvard criminologist David Kennedy that brought together disparate groups like black clergy members and Boston police officers. The other side of it is to show that its a problem.. | 385 Broadway, Suite 105 in the Citizens Bank Building, Revere, MA 02151, Passacantilli Campaign Knocks on 8,000th Door, Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Offenses , Charlestown Community Impact Fund Grant Awards April 15 2017, Information Packet from Engaged Charlestown Residents Meeting with Wynn, Feb. 11, 2015. The four men scaled a 10 wall, cut through a security fence and then jumped off a rooftop to freedom. McDonald and Shea were already in prison when the federal indictment was handed down. It remains unknown what the suspect stole. Having dodged both attempts on his life, Butchie was quick becoming one of the most infamous criminals in Boston. That is going to change very abruptly for all of them.. Its gentrified and diverse now. But their statistics do show that Charlestown has barely more than 2 percent of all Boston robberies, not just bank robberies. Investigators were seen leaving the banks with bags of evidence. During sentencing, Burke read Bible verses that seemed to be aimed at his brother, John Burke, who testified against him during the trial. Stay up to date with everything Boston. He faces up to 20 years in prison. March 1994 Wells Fargo armored car, Chestnut Hill, Mass. A fifth man, Matthew McDonald, 36, will be sentenced June 18. When the five were charged last year, Charlestown was notorious for its code of silence. The mob had too many rules for a guy like Butchie. Butchie took very much after his dad but was more of a violent antisocial criminal than an organized gangster. Your session to The Christian Robberies in the indictment, approximate amount stolen, if known; and the defendants named in each robbery July 28, 1995 Fall River Five-Cent Savings Bank, Fall River, Mass. If environmentalists want to send us back to the stone age, let them live in. Foxworth and Hickey had shared a cell at the Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater for several months in 2005 and 2006, and Hickey helped convict Foxworth by testifying Foxworth had spilled his guts to him about the murder. Shea, 35, Stephen Burke, 42, and Michael OHalloran, 40, were convicted of racketeering, conspiracy, robbery and other offenses Dec. 22 for a series of holdups in New England and Florida. The car contained stolen. Well, if statistics can't prove that Charlestown is the bank robbery capital of America, then it must not be, right? William Weld appointed as Suffolk Countys first black District Attorney in 1992. Stephen G. Burke, 40, Patrick J. McGonagle, 57, Michael K. OHalloran, 38, Matthew McDonald, 34, and Anthony M. Shea, 33 all have criminal records. In Massachusetts alone, there were 58 bank robberies reported. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Hickey was charged with armed bank robbery, assault and battery on an elderly person and assault by means of a dangerous weapon, police say. Okay Democrats, keep sending them a message by striving for perfect attendance! Boston police say they can't verify that: They don't track bank robberies nationwide, and they don't break out bank-robbery statistics from all robbery numbers for the city. On Feb. 7, 2019, Brady pleaded guilty to bank robbery. From what Im getting, people dont like it. The new sentence is unlikely to matter as he is still sentenced to life in prison along with his other gang members. Indeed, The New York Times called Rohr and Wards partnership an explicit allegory for the program. 1988- stephen mcgonagle murder. A U.S. District Court jury delivered guilty verdicts on 54 of 55 counts, including ones charging the five in the Aug. 25, 1994, robbery in Hudson in which two armored car guards were shot to. Heres a guide to some of the questions you may have after watching the first episode of City on a Hill, and what real-life events or individuals helped to inspire the show. Hickey was held on . "The bottom line is, the statistics speak for themselves, Mr. Comcowich says. Seventy-three days after the murder, Stuart jumped off the Tobin Bridge after Stuarts brother told police that Charles had killed Carol in order to collect insurance money and made up the story about a black assailant. He is responsible for killing. In my opinion, our recent history adds more credence to our success stories. Hollywood will do anything that will sell tickets. March 15, 1990 Bank of New England, Charlestown, Mass. Their only life is money and violence., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. 1989- maureen szymielewicz murder. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Sick of all these losers plaguing out streets with the broken record of drugs, stickups, etc. Dec. 22, 1992 Transit Systems Inc. armored car, Lynn, Mass. A group of young teenage boys witnessed the shooting but knew better than to cooperate with the detectives. Police have made an arrest in connection with a brazen daytime bank robbery in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood last week. In 2006, Doe was charged with battering his wife in a violent episode where he stomped on her head repeatedly. Site by Manon Etc. As Charlestown changed rapidly in the early 2010s, it appears Arthur Butchie Doe may have changed with it. Charlestown native Arthur Butchie Doe (1959-2018) lived a life of unspeakable violence. But residents beg to differ with the movies portrayal of the area. Feb. 27, 1992 Bank of Boston, Newton, Mass. Guess what Hollywood - I can have a thick Boston accent, wear my scally cap, and still have an awesome career and family. Robert H. Brady, 42, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to five years in prison and three years of supervised release. Guys like Butchie and Whitey could only thrive in those old school neighborhoods where everyone knew each others families and control could be exerted. ; $500,000-$600,000; Shea, O'Halloran, Burke. The return of the armored car narrative is no coincidence, as Affleck told The New York Times that City on a Hill came to be, in part, because of him doing so much research for The Town and not being able to tell the scope and scale of the story the research yielded.. Is it even true that this wedge-shaped, one-square-mile neighborhood claims title to the bank robbery capital of America? Early one morning, Maine State Police burst into the Presque Isle motel room he was sharing with his girlfriend and found, among other things, a loaded hand gun wrapped in a wool hat inside an athletic bag. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. For instance, one of its bank robberies refers to a real-life robbery in Hudson, New Hampshire in which two-guards got killed. 1986 FBI Miami shootout, deadly shootout between FBI and two bank robbers. john houlihan and fitzgerald ran charlestown until 1992. in 1992 patrick 'mr mcgoo' mcgonagle took over after houlihan and fitzgerald went to federal prison. I know theres a story there and in the neighborhood some of those things are true, but the way they tell it doesnt make the community look that great, she said. One of the reasons he was under attack was ripping off a partner after a bank robbery. subscription. Connolly called the verdict a victory for the armored car guards' families and "a total victory for justice.". I dont look at some of our past history as a total negative. May 4, 1993 Manchester Security Services armored car, Seabrook, N.H.; $280,000; Shea, O'Halloran, Burke. (Staff Photo By Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald), BOSTON MA - September 17: A FBI agents car is parked in front of Santander Bank where it and two other banks were robbed this morning on Hanover Street in the North End on September 17, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston police say they can't verify that: They don't track bank robberies nationwide, and they don't break out bank-robbery statistics from all robbery numbers for the city. Aug. 25, 1994 Northeast Armored Transport Inc. armored car, Hudson, N.H.; $500,000; Shea, McDonald, O'Halloran, Burke, McGonagle. So ultimately, although there seems to be some truth to the film's depiction of Charlestown, its "authenticity" should be taken with a grain of salt. The current population does not seem to tolerate organized crime in any capacity, causing the gangsters to go far underground. Even between the time when I did Black Mass and now, everything has changed, Cook said, referring to the 2015 Whitey Bulger biopic starring Johnny Depp. Charges against the five include bank robbery, conspiracy, carjacking, assault and murder. ; Shea, McDonald. He not only took at least 3 lives, he survived an equal amount of attempts on his own life. This message will appear once per week CONCORD, N.H. -- A friend of two accused bank robbers testified yesterday as a prosection witness about a car found burning in Revere, the night of a 1994 robbery. One veteran armed robber, John Burke, testified against his own brother during the trial. Two armored car guards were shot to death in New Hampshire in 1994 during one of the robberies. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Rohr, meanwhile, is based on a composite of three infamous former FBI agents who had close relationships with the notorious late mobster James Whitey Bulger, according to The New York Times: John Connolly, who was convicted on racketeering, obstruction of justice, and murder charges and is currently in prison; H. Paul Rico, who was indicted on a charge of murder related to Bulger and Stephen The Rifleman Flemmi but died in 2004 before he could stand trial; and Dennis Condon, Ricos partner who passed away in 2009. May 11, 1995 Brinks armored car, West Palm Beach, Fla.; $122,000; Shea, Burke. CONCORD, NH Anthony Shea, a member of a violent Massachusetts gang behind dozens of bank robberies and armored car heists is getting the jail term in one of his convictions lessened thanks to a new ruling from the First Circuit Court of Appeals. 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